Vulnerability in Cisco Workload Automation (CVE-2017-3846)
Summary
Vulnerability in Cisco Workload Automation (CVE-2017-3846). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A vulnerability in the Client Manager Server of Cisco Workload Automation and Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to retrieve any file from the Client Manager Server. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted URL to the Client Manager Server. An exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve any file from the Cisco Workload Automation or Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler Client Manager Server. This vulnerability affects the following products: Cisco Tidal Enterprise Scheduler Client Manager Server releases 6.2.1.435 and later, Cisco Workload Automation Client Manager Server releases 6.3.0.116 and later. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvc90789.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-3846 has been found in Cisco Workload Automation.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 8.6/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Cisco Workload Automation CVE-2017-3846" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-3846 (Cisco Workload Automation) — CWE-20 / CVSS v3 8.6
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-20) exists in Cisco Workload Automation.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Cisco Workload Automation.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.6/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Cisco Workload Automation を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory securityfocus.com
- patch tools.cisco.com
- web securitytracker.com