-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco Clean Access Unauthenticated API Access Revision 1.0 For Public Release 2005 August 17 1600 UTC (GMT) +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contents ======== Summary Affected Products Details Impact Software Versions and Fixes Obtaining Fixed Software Workarounds Exploitation and Public Announcements Status of This Notice: FINAL Distribution Revision History Cisco Security Procedures +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Summary ======= Cisco Clean Access (CCA) is a software solution that can automatically detect, isolate, and clean infected or vulnerable devices that attempt to access your network. CCA includes as part of the architecture an Application Program Interface (API). Lack of authentication while invoking API methods can allow an attacker to bypass security posture checking, change the assigned role for a user, disconnect users and can also lead to information disclosure on configured users. Cisco has made free software patches available to address this vulnerability. This advisory is posted at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20050817-cca.shtml . Affected Products ================= Vulnerable Products +------------------ * CCA releases 3.3.0 to 3.3.9 * CCA releases 3.4.0 to 3.4.5 * CCA releases 3.5.0 to 3.5.3 Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable +-------------------------------- The following products are confirmed not vulnerable: * Any CCA release previous to 3.3.0 * CCA release 3.5.4 or later No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by these vulnerabilities. Details ======= The CCA solution comprises three main components: * One or more CCA Servers * A CCA Manager * Optional CCA Agents Customers configure the solution using a Web-based interface on the CCA Manager and the CCA Manager distributes that configuration to the CCA Servers. As part of the solution, the CCA Manager offers a documented way to access the CCA Manager API using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) over TLS (HTTPS) protocol. The API provides methods to allow customer-written scripts to do the following: * Modify the list of clean machines * Change user roles * Get user information * Query a given user login time * Modify timeout values for established user sessions * Perform some additional functions A complete list of methods that can be invoked in this way can be found in the CCA Manager Installation and Administration Guide, page 13-21, available at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6128/products_user_guide_list.html An attacker with access to the network where the CCA Manager is located can use a custom script to invoke the API without being required to provide authentication credentials. This vulnerability is documented in the Cisco Bug Toolkit as Bug ID CSCsb48572 (registered customers only) Impact ====== Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in one or more of the following: * Machines being added to the CCA clean list, bypassing CCA checks and being allowed access to the network regardless of their state * Machines being removed from the CCA clean list, preventing those machines from accessing the network * Users being assigned to different roles than those configured by the CCA administrator, possibly granting access to parts of the network that they should not been allowed to access * Information disclosure - by using the API to query the CCA Manager an attacker could collect user names and properties of users configured in the CCA Manager Software Versions and Fixes =========================== When considering software upgrades, please also consult http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisories_listing.html and any subsequent advisories to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution. In all cases, customers should exercise caution to be certain the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center ("TAC") for assistance. Cisco has developed a software fix for this vulnerability for all affected versions. Once the fix is applied to a CCA Manager running an affected release, any attempt to access the API by a custom script will be authenticated against the user database. In order to get the fix, customers should access the CCA software patches download page. The fix consists of two files: * Patch-CSCsb48572.tar.gz - this file contains the fix for all affected software versions. It will determine at runtime the CCA software version in use and apply the appropriate fix. * Readme-Patch-CSCsb48572.txt - this file contains instructions on how to apply the fix to a vulnerable CCA Manager server. Obtaining Fixed Software ======================== Customers with Service Contracts +------------------------------- Customers with contracts should obtain upgraded software through their regular update channels. For most customers, this means that upgrades should be obtained through the Software Center on Cisco's worldwide website at http://www.cisco.com. Customers using Third-party Support Organizations +------------------------------------------------ Customers whose Cisco products are provided or maintained through prior or existing agreement with third-party support organizations such as Cisco Partners, authorized resellers, or service providers should contact that support organization for assistance with the upgrade, which should be free of charge. Customers without Service Contracts +---------------------------------- Customers who purchase direct from Cisco but who do not hold a Cisco service contract and customers who purchase through third-party vendors but are unsuccessful at obtaining fixed software through their point of sale should get their upgrades by contacting the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC). TAC contacts are as follows. * +1 800 553 2447 (toll free from within North America) * +1 408 526 7209 (toll call from anywhere in the world) * e-mail: tacat_private Please have your product serial number available and give the URL of this notice as evidence of your entitlement to a free upgrade. Free upgrades for non-contract customers must be requested through the TAC. Please do not contact either "psirtat_private" or "security-alertat_private" for software upgrades. See http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/687/Directory/DirTAC.shtml for additional TAC contact information, including special localized telephone numbers and instructions and e-mail addresses for use in various languages. Customers may only install and expect support for the feature sets they have purchased. By installing, downloading, accessing or otherwise using such software upgrades, customers agree to be bound by the terms of Cisco's software license terms found at http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-license-agreement.html , or as otherwise set forth at Cisco.com Downloads at http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-usingswc.shtml . Workarounds =========== The effectiveness of any workaround is dependent on specific customer situations such as product mix, network topology, traffic behavior, and organizational mission. Due to the variety of affected products and releases, customers should consult with their service provider or support organization to ensure any applied workaround is the most appropriate for use in the intended network before it is deployed. No specific workaround has been identified for this vulnerability. However, this vulnerability can be mitigated by restricting access to the CCA Manager to known, trusted IP addresses. A sample access-list would be as follows: access-list 101 permit tcp \ host eq 443 access-list 101 permit tcp host \ host eq 443 access-list 101 deny tcp any host eq 443 access-list 101 permit ip any any interface type/number ip access-group 101 in Refer to the SAFE Security Blueprint for Enterprise Networks (available at http://www.cisco.com/go/safe) for additional information about how to secure your network management infrastructure. Exploitation and Public Announcements ===================================== The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability described in this advisory. Cisco would like to thank Troy Holder from the North Carolina State University for bringing this to our attention. Status of This Notice: FINAL ============================ THIS ADVISORY IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND DOES NOT IMPLY ANY KIND OF GUARANTEE OR WARRANTY, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY. YOUR USE OF THE INFORMATION ON THE ADVISORY OR MATERIALS LINKED FROM THE ADVISORY IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. CISCO RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE OR UPDATE THIS NOTICE AT ANY TIME. A stand-alone copy or paraphrase of the text of this security advisory that omits the distribution URL in the following section is an uncontrolled copy, and may lack important information or contain factual errors. Distribution ============ This advisory is posted on Cisco's worldwide website at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20050817-cca.shtml . In addition to worldwide web posting, a text version of this notice is clear-signed with the Cisco PSIRT PGP key and is posted to the following e-mail and Usenet news recipients. * cust-security-announceat_private * first-teamsat_private (includes CERT/CC) * bugtraqat_private * vulnwatchat_private * ciscoat_private * cisco-nspat_private * full-disclosureat_private * comp.dcom.sys.ciscoat_private Future updates of this advisory, if any, will be placed on Cisco's worldwide website, but may or may not be actively announced on mailing lists or newsgroups. Users concerned about this problem are encouraged to check the above URL for any updates. Revision History ================ +---------------------------------------------+ | Revision | 2005-August-17 | Initial | | 1.0 | | release | +---------------------------------------------+ Cisco Security Procedures ========================= Complete information on reporting security vulnerabilities in Cisco products, obtaining assistance with security incidents, and registering to receive security information from Cisco, is available on Cisco's worldwide website at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_vulnerability_policy.html . This includes instructions for press inquiries regarding Cisco security notices. All Cisco security advisories are available at http://www.cisco.com/go/psirt . +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.1 iQA/AwUBQwM6FXsxqM8ytrWQEQLpWwCdHbSoziYmfrHg4F9fALa8R/uqi9cAmgK+ ucBwKxQSW0VQPRNYeZn+wkhX =yeiO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----