First published: Thu May 17 2018(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the container management subsystem of Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain elevated privileges. This vulnerability is due to an insecure default configuration of the Kubernetes container management subsystem within DNA Center. An attacker who has the ability to access the Kubernetes service port could execute commands with elevated privileges within provisioned containers. A successful exploit could result in a complete compromise of affected containers. This vulnerability affects Cisco DNA Center Software Releases 1.1.3 and prior. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvi47253.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center | <=1.1.3 |
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CVE-2018-0268 is a vulnerability in the container management subsystem of Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain elevated privileges.
CVE-2018-0268 has a severity level of critical.
CVE-2018-0268 affects Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center versions up to and including 1.1.3.
An attacker can exploit CVE-2018-0268 by exploiting the insecure default configuration of the Kubernetes container management system in Cisco Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center.
You can find more information about CVE-2018-0268 on the following websites: - [SecurityFocus](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104192) - [Cisco Security Advisory](https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180516-dna)