(PT-2012-02) Positive Technologies Security Advisory
Multiple CSRF Vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine Web Interface

Vulnerable product

Cisco Identity Services Engine
Version: 1.0.4.573 and earlier

Link:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps11640/index.html

Severity level

Severity level: High
Impact: Cross-Site Request Forgery
Access Vector: Remote

CVSS v2:
Base Score: 7.1
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N)

CVE: CVE-2012-3908

Product description

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is a security policy management and control platform.

Vulnerability description

The specialists of the Positive Research center have detected multiple CSRF vulnerabilities in Cisco ISE web interface.

All web interface forms are vulnerable to CSRF attacks. An attacker could add an user to the system with the privileges of SuperAdmin.

How to fix

Update your system up to the latest version

Advisory status

13.01.2012 - Vendor is notified 
13.01.2012 - Vendor gets vulnerability details
12.04.2012 - Vendor releases fixed version and details
20.09.2013 - Public disclosure

Credits

The vulnerability was detected by Kirill Mosolov, Maxim Tsoy, Positive Research Center (Positive Technologies Company)

References

http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2012-02

Reports on the vulnerabilities previously discovered by Positive Research:

http://www.ptsecurity.com/research/advisory/
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/

About Positive Technologies

Positive Technologies www.ptsecurity.com is among the key players in the IT security market in Russia.

The principal activities of the company include the development of integrated tools for information security monitoring (MaxPatrol); providing IT security consulting services and technical support; development of the Securitylab leading Russian information security portal.

Among the clients of Positive Technologies, there are more than 40 state enterprises, more than 50 banks and financial organizations, 20 telecommunication companies, more than 40 plant facilities, as well as IT, service and retail companies from Russia, the CIS countries, the Baltic States, China, Ecuador, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Iran, Israel, Japan, Mexico, the Republic of South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, and the USA.

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