Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) devices with software before 1.0(3h) and 1.1 before 1.1(1j) and Nexus 9000 ACI Mode switches with software before 11.0(3h) and 11.1 before 11.1(1j) allow remote authenticated users to bypass intended RBAC restrictions via crafted REST requests, aka Bug ID CSCut12998.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| X14j_firmware | Samsung | t-ms14jakucb-1102.5 (including) | t-ms14jakucb-1102.5 (including) |
| Opensolaris | Sun | snv_124 (including) | snv_124 (including) |
| Gs1900-10hp_firmware | Zyxel | * | 2.50(aazi.0)c0 (excluding) |
| Keymouse_firmware | Zzinc | 3.08 (including) | 3.08 (including) |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: