Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-0459
CVE-2018-0459
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected system to reboot or shut down. The vulnerability is due to insufficient server-side authorization checks. An attacker who is logged in to the web-based management interface as a low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to use the low-privileged user account to reboot or shut down the affected system.
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Affected products
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: n/a
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105290nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180905-nfvis-dosnvdVendor Advisory
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