What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-6405?

CVE-2016-6405 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Fog Director CVE-2016-6405

MEDIUM

Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)

2016-09-18 psirt@cisco.com

Cisco Authentication Bypass Fog Director

6.5

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 18, 2016 - 22:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Cisco Fog Director 1.0(0) for IOx allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and write to arbitrary files via the Cartridge interface, aka Bug ID CSCuz89368.

AnalysisAI

Cisco Fog Director 1.0(0) for IOx allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and write to arbitrary files via the Cartridge interface, aka Bug ID CSCuz89368. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Cisco Fog Director 1.0(0) for IOx allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and write to arbitrary files via the Cartridge interface, aka Bug ID CSCuz89368. Affected products include: Cisco Fog Director.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.