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CVE-2012-3063


Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) before A4(2.3) and A5 before A5(1.1), when multicontext mode is enabled, does not properly share a management IP address among multiple contexts, which allows remote authenticated administrators to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances, and read or modify configuration settings, via a login attempt to a context, aka Bug ID CSCts30631, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3058.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-3063 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2012-06-20T20:55:02.747

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-362

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application cisco application_control_engine_software ≤ a4\(2.0\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a1\(7\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a1\(7a\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a1\(7b\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a1\(8\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a1\(8a\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a3\(1.0\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a3\(2.1\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a3\(2.2\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a3\(2.3\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a3\(2.4\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a3\(2.5\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a3\(2.6\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a3\(2.7\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a4\(1.0\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a4\(1.1\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a4\(2.1\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a4\(2.2\) Yes
Application cisco application_control_engine_software a5\(1.0\) Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.