Cross-site request forgery in Cisco UCS Director and Cisco Integrated Management…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco UCS Director Software and Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Supervisor Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack and perform arbitrary actions on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protection by the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the affected interface to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions, via the user's web browser and with the user's privileges, on an affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf71929.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Cisco UCS Director and Cisco Integrated Management Controller Supervisor | Cisco UCS Director and Cisco Integrated Management Controller Supervisor | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco UCS Director and Cisco Integrated Management Controller Supervisor Vendor— Affected Cisco UCS Director and Cisco Integrated Management Controller Supervisor Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0148
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-84jm-frjh-4hjv
References
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- TI-2020-02807 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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- TI-2020-02799 Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-0148 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-0148 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-84jm-frjh-4hjv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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