A vulnerability in the ConfD server of the Cisco Elastic Services Controller (ESC) could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to access sensitive information on a targeted system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient security restrictions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing unauthorized information within the ConfD directory and file structure. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to view sensitive information. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg00221.
The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic_services_controller | Cisco | * | * |
Web servers, FTP servers, and similar servers may store a set of files underneath a “root” directory that is accessible to the server’s users. Applications may store sensitive files underneath this root without also using access control to limit which users may request those files, if any. Alternately, an application might package multiple files or directories into an archive file (e.g., ZIP or tar), but the application might not exclude sensitive files that are underneath those directories. In cloud technologies and containers, this weakness might present itself in the form of misconfigured storage accounts that can be read or written by a public or anonymous user.