CWE
306
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-0181: Cisco Policy Suite for Mobile and Cisco Policy Suite Diameter Routing Agent Software Redis Server Unauthenticated Access Vulnerability

First published: Thu Jan 10 2019(Updated: )

A vulnerability in the Redis implementation used by the Cisco Policy Suite for Mobile and Cisco Policy Suite Diameter Routing Agent software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to modify key-value pairs for short-lived events stored by the Redis server. The vulnerability is due to improper authentication when accessing the Redis server. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying key-value pairs stored within the Redis server database. An exploit could allow the attacker to reduce the efficiency of the Cisco Policy Suite for Mobile and Cisco Policy Suite Diameter Routing Agent software.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Cisco Policy Suite
Cisco Policy Suite=13.0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-0181?

    CVE-2018-0181 has a medium severity rating based on the potential impact on the affected systems.

  • How do I fix CVE-2018-0181?

    To mitigate CVE-2018-0181, upgrade to the fixed versions of the affected Cisco Policy Suite software as recommended in the advisory.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2018-0181?

    CVE-2018-0181 affects users of Cisco Policy Suite for Mobile version 13.0.0 and Cisco Policy Suite Diameter Routing Agent.

  • What type of attack can exploit CVE-2018-0181?

    CVE-2018-0181 can be exploited by an unauthenticated, remote attacker to modify key-value pairs in the Redis server.

  • What is the impact of CVE-2018-0181?

    The impact of CVE-2018-0181 includes unauthorized manipulation of short-lived events stored in the Redis server within the affected Cisco applications.

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