Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator Docker Engine Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Docker Engine configuration of Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator (CCO; formely CliQr) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to install Docker containers with high privileges on the affected system.

The vulnerability is due to a misconfiguration that causes the Docker Engine management port to be reachable outside of the CloudCenter Orchestrator system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by loading Docker containers on the affected system with arbitrary privileges. As a secondary impact this may allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the affected CloudCenter Orchestrator.

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are available. This advisory is available at the following link:
http://ift.tt/2haeMnL A vulnerability in the Docker Engine configuration of Cisco CloudCenter Orchestrator (CCO; formely CliQr) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to install Docker containers with high privileges on the affected system.

The vulnerability is due to a misconfiguration that causes the Docker Engine management port to be reachable outside of the CloudCenter Orchestrator system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by loading Docker containers on the affected system with arbitrary privileges. As a secondary impact this may allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the affected CloudCenter Orchestrator.

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are available. This advisory is available at the following link:
http://ift.tt/2haeMnL
Security Impact Rating: Critical
CVE: CVE-2016-9223

from Cisco Security Advisory http://ift.tt/2haeMnL