Cisco Security Advisory Cisco Identity Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerability Critical Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20160113-ise First Published: 2016 January 13 16:00 GMT Version 1.1: Final Workarounds: No workarounds available Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuw34253 CVE-2015-6323 CWE-287 CVSS Score: Base 10.0, Temporal 8.7 Click Icon to Copy Verbose Score

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C CVE-2015-6323 CWE-287 Download CVRF Download PDF Email Summary



An attacker who can connect to the Admin portal of an affected device could potentially exploit this vulnerability. A successful exploit may result in a complete compromise of the affected device. Customers are advised to apply a patch or upgrade to a version of Cisco ISE software that resolves this vulnerability.



Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.



There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.



This advisory is available at the following link:

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160113-ise A vulnerability in the Admin portal of devices running Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to an affected device.An attacker who can connect to the Admin portal of an affected device could potentially exploit this vulnerability. A successful exploit may result in a complete compromise of the affected device. Customers are advised to apply a patch or upgrade to a version of Cisco ISE software that resolves this vulnerability.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.This advisory is available at the following link: Affected Products



To determine which version of the software is currently running on a device, administrators may use the show version command in the device command-line interface (CLI) or click on the hostname in the upper-right corner of the Admin portal. The output of the CLI is similar to the following example:



ise/admin# show version Cisco Application Deployment Engine OS Release: 2.2 ADE-OS Build Version: 2.2.0.162 ADE-OS System Architecture: x86_64 Copyright (c) 2005-2014 by Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Hostname: ise Version information of installed applications --------------------------------------------- Cisco ISE devices running software versions 1.1 or later, 1.2.0 prior to patch 17, 1.2.1 prior to patch 8, 1.3 prior to patch 5, or 1.4 prior to patch 4 are vulnerable.To determine which version of the software is currently running on a device, administrators may use thecommand in the device command-line interface (CLI) or click on the hostname in the upper-right corner of the Admin portal. The output of the CLI is similar to the following example: Cisco Identity Services Engine --------------------------------------------- Version : 1.3.0.876 Build Date : Tue Oct 28 03:02:29 2014 Install Date : Wed Oct 14 14:19:02 2015 Cisco Identity Services Engine Patch --------------------------------------------- Version : 3 Install Date : Wed Oct 14 18:57:55 2015 ise/admin#



Vulnerable Products Cisco Identity Services Engine Cisco Identity Services Engine Express Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by this vulnerability.

Workarounds There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. Fixed Software



In all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, customers are advised to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted maintenance providers.



Customers should upgrade to an appropriate release as indicated in the following table:





Cisco ISE Major Release First Fixed Release for This Vulnerability

1.1 End-of-Life - Migrate. For more information, see Cisco Identity Services Engine 1.1 End-of-Life Notice

1.2.0 1.2.0 Patch 17 1.2.1 1.2.1 Patch 8 1.3

1.3 Patch 5 1.4 1.4 Patch 4

When considering software upgrades, customers are advised to consult the Cisco Security Advisories and Responses archive at http://www.cisco.com/go/psirt and review subsequent advisories to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution.In all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, customers are advised to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted maintenance providers.Customers should upgrade to an appropriate release as indicated in the following table: Exploitation and Public Announcements The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.

Source This vulnerability was discovered by Cisco during internal testing.

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