A vulnerability in the Cisco SD-WAN Solution could allow an authenticated, adjacent attacker to bypass authentication and have direct unauthorized access to other vSmart containers. The vulnerability is due to an insecure default configuration of the affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by directly connecting to the exposed services. An exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve and modify critical system files.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sd-wan | Cisco | * | 18.4.0 (excluding) |
| Vsmart_controller | Cisco | - (including) | - (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: