A vulnerability in the Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) feature...

8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass command authorization and copy files to or from the file system of an affected device using the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP). This vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of SCP commands in AAA command authorization checks. An attacker with valid credentials and level 15 privileges could exploit this vulnerability by using SCP to connect to an affected device from an external machine. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain or change the configuration of the affected device and put files on or retrieve files from the affected device.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-aaascp-Tyj4fEJm

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Affected Software

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Vulnerable Versions:

12.2(58)SE, 12.2(58)SE1, 12.2(58)SE2, 12.2(58)EX, 12.2(58)EY, 12.2(58)EY1, 12.2(58)EY2, 12.2(58)EZ, 12.2(60)EZ, 12.2(60)EZ1, 12.2(60)EZ2, 12.2(60)EZ3, 12.2(60)EZ4, 12.2(60)EZ5, 12.2(60)EZ6, 12.2(60)EZ7, 12.2(60)EZ8, 12.2(60)EZ9, 12.2(60)EZ10, 12.2(60)EZ11, 12.2(60)EZ12, 12.2(60)EZ13, 12.2(60)EZ14, 12.2(60)EZ15, 15.0(1)M1, 15.0(1)M5, 15.0(1)M4, 15.0(1)M3, 15.0(1)M2, 15.0(1)M6, 15.0(1)M, 15.0(1)M7, 15.0(1)M10, 15.0(1)M9, 15.0(1)M8, 15.0(1)XA2, 15.0(1)XA4, 15.0(1)XA1, 15.0(1)XA3, 15.0(1)XA, 15.0(1)XA5, 15.1(2)T, 15.1(1)T4, 15.1(3)T2, 15.1(1)T1, 15.1(2)T0a, 15.1(3)T3, 15.1(1)T3, 15.1(2)T3, 15.1(2)T4, 15.1(1)T2, 15.1(3)T, 15.1(2)T2a, 15.1(3)T1, 15.1(1)T, 15.1(2)T2, 15.1(2)T1, 15.1(2)T5, 15.1(3)T4, 15.1(1)T5, 15.1(1)XB, 15.0(1)S2, 15.0(1)S1, 15.0(1)S, 15.0(1)S3a, 15.0(1)S4, 15.0(1)S5, 15.0(1)S4a, 15.0(1)S6, 15.2(1)S, 15.2(2)S, 15.2(1)S1, 15.2(4)S, 15.2(1)S2, 15.2(2)S1, 15.2(2)S2, 15.2(2)S0a, 15.2(2)S0c, 15.2(4)S1, 15.2(4)S4, 15.2(4)S6, 15.2(4)S2, 15.2(4)S5, 15.2(4)S3, 15.2(4)S3a, 15.2(4)S4a, 15.2(4)S7, 15.3(1)T, 15.3(2)T, 15.3(1)T1, 15.3(1)T2, 15.3(1)T3, 15.3(1)T4, 15.3(2)T1, 15.3(2)T2, 15.3(2)T3, 15.3(2)T4, 15.0(1)EY, 15.0(1)EY1, 15.0(1)EY2, 15.0(2)EY, 15.0(2)EY1, 15.0(2)EY2, 15.0(2)EY3, 15.1(2)S, 15.1(1)S, 15.1(1)S1, 15.1(3)S, 15.1(1)S2, 15.1(2)S1, 15.1(2)S2, 15.1(3)S1, 15.1(3)S0a, 15.1(3)S2, 15.1(3)S4, 15.1(3)S3, 15.1(3)S5, 15.1(3)S6, 15.1(3)S5a, 15.1(4)M3, 15.1(4)M, 15.1(4)M1, 15.1(4)M2, 15.1(4)M6, 15.1(4)M5, 15.1(4)M4, 15.1(4)M7, 15.1(4)M3a, 15.1(4)M10, 15.1(4)M8, 15.1(4)M9, 15.0(1)SE, 15.0(2)SE, 15.0(1)SE1, 15.0(1)SE2, 15.0(1)SE3, 15.0(2)SE1, 15.0(2)SE2, 15.0(2)SE3, 15.0(2)SE4, 15.0(2)SE5, 15.0(2)SE6, 15.0(2)SE7, 15.0(2)SE8, 15.0(2)SE9, 15.0(2)SE10, 15.0(2)SE11, 15.0(2)SE10a, 15.0(2)SE12, 15.0(2)SE13, 15.1(2)GC, 15.1(2)GC1, 15.1(2)GC2, 15.1(4)GC, 15.1(4)GC1, 15.1(4)GC2, 15.1(1)SG, 15.1(2)SG, 15.1(1)SG1, 15.1(1)SG2, 15.1(2)SG1, 15.1(2)SG2, 15.1(2)SG3, 15.1(2)SG4, 15.1(2)SG5, 15.1(2)SG6, 15.1(2)SG7, 15.1(2)SG8, 15.0(1)MR, 15.0(2)MR, 15.2(4)M, 15.2(4)M1, 15.2(4)M2, 15.2(4)M4, 15.2(4)M3, 15.2(4)M5, 15.2(4)M8, 15.2(4)M10, 15.2(4)M7, 15.2(4)M6, 15.2(4)M9, 15.2(4)M6a, 15.2(4)M11, 15.0(1)EX, 15.0(2)EX, 15.0(2)EX1, 15.0(2)EX2, 15.0(2)EX3, 15.0(2)EX4, 15.0(2)EX5, 15.0(2)EX8, 15.0(2a)EX5, 15.0(2)EX10, 15.0(2)EX11, 15.0(2)EX13, 15.0(2)EX12, 15.2(1)GC, 15.2(1)GC1, 15.2(1)GC2, 15.2(2)GC, 15.2(3)GC, 15.2(3)GC1, 15.2(4)GC, 15.2(4)GC1, 15.2(4)GC2, 15.2(4)GC3, 15.1(1)SY, 15.1(1)SY1, 15.1(2)SY, 15.1(2)SY1, 15.1(2)SY2, 15.1(1)SY2, 15.1(1)SY3, 15.1(2)SY3, 15.1(1)SY4, 15.1(2)SY4, 15.1(1)SY5, 15.1(2)SY5, 15.1(2)SY4a, 15.1(1)SY6, 15.1(2)SY6, 15.1(2)SY7, 15.1(2)SY8, 15.1(2)SY9, 15.1(2)SY10, 15.1(2)SY11, 15.1(2)SY12, 15.1(2)SY13, 15.1(2)SY14, 15.1(2)SY15, 15.1(2)SY16, 15.3(1)S, 15.3(2)S, 15.3(3)S, 15.3(1)S2, 15.3(1)S1, 15.3(2)S2, 15.3(2)S1, 15.3(3)S1, 15.3(3)S2, 15.3(3)S3, 15.3(3)S6, 15.3(3)S4, 15.3(3)S1a, 15.3(3)S5, 15.3(3)S7, 15.3(3)S8, 15.3(3)S9, 15.3(3)S10, 15.3(3)S8a, 15.4(1)T, 15.4(2)T, 15.4(1)T2, 15.4(1)T1, 15.4(1)T3, 15.4(2)T1, 15.4(2)T3, 15.4(2)T2, 15.4(1)T4, 15.4(2)T4, 15.0(2)EA, 15.0(2)EA1, 15.2(1)E, 15.2(2)E, 15.2(1)E1, 15.2(3)E, 15.2(1)E2, 15.2(1)E3, 15.2(2)E1, 15.2(4)E, 15.2(3)E1, 15.2(2)E2, 15.2(2a)E1, 15.2(2)E3, 15.2(2a)E2, 15.2(3)E2, 15.2(3a)E, 15.2(3)E3, 15.2(4)E1, 15.2(2)E4, 15.2(2)E5, 15.2(4)E2, 15.2(3)E4, 15.2(5)E, 15.2(4)E3, 15.2(2)E6, 15.2(5a)E, 15.2(5)E1, 15.2(5b)E, 15.2(2)E5a, 15.2(5c)E, 15.2(3)E5, 15.2(2)E5b, 15.2(5a)E1, 15.2(4)E4, 15.2(2)E7, 15.2(5)E2, 15.2(6)E, 15.2(5)E2b, 15.2(4)E5, 15.2(5)E2c, 15.2(2)E8, 15.2(6)E0a, 15.2(6)E1, 15.2(2)E7b, 15.2(4)E5a, 15.2(6)E0c, 15.2(4)E6, 15.2(6)E2, 15.2(2)E9, 15.2(4)E7, 15.2(7)E, 15.2(2)E10, 15.2(4)E8, 15.2(6)E2a, 15.2(6)E2b, 15.2(7)E1, 15.2(7)E0a, 15.2(7)E0b, 15.2(7)E0s, 15.2(6)E3, 15.2(4)E9, 15.2(7)E2, 15.2(7a)E0b, 15.2(4)E10, 15.2(7)E3, 15.2(7)E1a, 15.2(7b)E0b, 15.2(7)E2a, 15.2(4)E10a, 15.2(7)E4, 15.2(7)E3k, 15.2(8)E, 15.2(8)E1, 15.2(7)E5, 15.2(7)E6, 15.2(8)E2, 15.2(4)E10d, 15.2(7)E7, 15.2(8)E3, 15.2(7)E8, 15.1(3)MRA, 15.1(3)MRA1, 15.1(3)MRA2, 15.1(3)MRA3, 15.1(3)MRA4, 15.1(3)SVB1, 15.1(3)SVB2, 15.4(1)S, 15.4(2)S, 15.4(3)S, 15.4(1)S1, 15.4(1)S2, 15.4(2)S1, 15.4(1)S3, 15.4(3)S1, 15.4(2)S2, 15.4(3)S2, 15.4(3)S3, 15.4(1)S4, 15.4(2)S3, 15.4(2)S4, 15.4(3)S4, 15.4(3)S5, 15.4(3)S6, 15.4(3)S7, 15.4(3)S6a, 15.4(3)S8, 15.4(3)S9, 15.4(3)S10, 15.3(3)M, 15.3(3)M1, 15.3(3)M2, 15.3(3)M3, 15.3(3)M5, 15.3(3)M4, 15.3(3)M6, 15.3(3)M7, 15.3(3)M8, 15.3(3)M9, 15.3(3)M10, 15.3(3)M8a, 15.0(2)EZ, 15.1(3)SVD, 15.1(3)SVD1, 15.1(3)SVD2, 15.2(1)EY, 15.0(2)EJ, 15.0(2)EJ1, 15.2(1)SY, 15.2(1)SY1, 15.2(1)SY0a, 15.2(1)SY2, 15.2(2)SY, 15.2(1)SY1a, 15.2(2)SY1, 15.2(2)SY2, 15.2(1)SY3, 15.2(1)SY4, 15.2(2)SY3, 15.2(1)SY5, 15.2(1)SY6, 15.2(1)SY7, 15.2(1)SY8, 15.2(5)EX, 15.1(3)SVF, 15.1(3)SVF1, 15.1(3)SVE, 15.4(3)M, 15.4(3)M1, 15.4(3)M2, 15.4(3)M3, 15.4(3)M4, 15.4(3)M5, 15.4(3)M6, 15.4(3)M7, 15.4(3)M6a, 15.4(3)M8, 15.4(3)M9, 15.4(3)M10, 15.0(2)EK, 15.0(2)EK1, 15.4(1)CG, 15.4(1)CG1, 15.4(2)CG, 15.5(1)S, 15.5(2)S, 15.5(1)S1, 15.5(3)S, 15.5(1)S2, 15.5(1)S3, 15.5(2)S1, 15.5(2)S2, 15.5(3)S1, 15.5(3)S1a, 15.5(2)S3, 15.5(3)S2, 15.5(3)S0a, 15.5(3)S3, 15.5(1)S4, 15.5(2)S4, 15.5(3)S4, 15.5(3)S5, 15.5(3)S6, 15.5(3)S6a, 15.5(3)S7, 15.5(3)S6b, 15.5(3)S8, 15.5(3)S9, 15.5(3)S10, 15.5(3)S9a, 15.1(3)SVG, 15.2(2)EB, 15.2(2)EB1, 15.2(2)EB2, 15.2(6)EB, 15.5(1)T, 15.5(1)T1, 15.5(2)T, 15.5(1)T2, 15.5(1)T3, 15.5(2)T1, 15.5(2)T2, 15.5(2)T3, 15.5(2)T4, 15.5(1)T4, 15.2(2)EA, 15.2(2)EA1, 15.2(2)EA2, 15.2(3)EA, 15.2(4)EA, 15.2(4)EA1, 15.2(2)EA3, 15.2(4)EA3, 15.2(5)EA, 15.2(4)EA4, 15.2(4)EA5, 15.2(4)EA6, 15.2(4)EA7, 15.2(4)EA8, 15.2(4)EA9, 15.2(4)EA9a, 15.5(3)M, 15.5(3)M1, 15.5(3)M0a, 15.5(3)M2, 15.5(3)M3, 15.5(3)M4, 15.5(3)M4a, 15.5(3)M5, 15.5(3)M6, 15.5(3)M7, 15.5(3)M6a, 15.5(3)M8, 15.5(3)M9, 15.5(3)M10, 15.5(3)SN, 15.6(1)S, 15.6(2)S, 15.6(2)S1, 15.6(1)S1, 15.6(1)S2, 15.6(2)S2, 15.6(1)S3, 15.6(2)S3, 15.6(1)S4, 15.6(2)S4, 15.6(1)T, 15.6(2)T, 15.6(1)T0a, 15.6(1)T1, 15.6(2)T1, 15.6(1)T2, 15.6(2)T2, 15.6(1)T3, 15.6(2)T3, 15.3(1)SY, 15.3(1)SY1, 15.3(1)SY2, 15.6(2)SP, 15.6(2)SP1, 15.6(2)SP2, 15.6(2)SP3, 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