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Access Point Web-browser Interface Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20060628-ap)



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General Info


TC: 12016
Description: The Cisco web-browser interface for Cisco access points contains a vulnerability that could, under certain circumstances, remove the default security configuration from the managed access point and allow administrative access without validation of administrative user credentials.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in unauthorized administrative access to the access point via the web management interface or via the console port.
TC Impact: Gather Info
Service: snmp



Specific Operations and Actions:


Vulnerability Publication: June 28, 2006
Advisory Copyright: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Summary: The Cisco web-browser interface for Cisco access points contains a vulnerability that could, under certain circumstances, remove the default security configuration from the managed access point and allow administrative access without validation of administrative user credentials.
Risk: High
CVSS 2.0 metrics: Access Vector: Network
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality Impact: Complete
Integrity Impact: Complete
Availability Impact: Complete
CVSS 2.0 Base Score: 9.3
Vulnerability Impact: Attack
Gain Root
Host Impact: Remove the default security configuration. Allow administrative access without validation of administrative user credentials.
Nature of Remediation: Cisco IOS.
Step required to fix the reported vulnerability:

***** Solution type: Upgrade Software *****

Cisco released fixes for this issue.
See references for more details.



Glossary and References :


References:
* CISCO: 20060628 Access Point Web-browser Interface Vulnerability
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060628-ap.shtml
* CERT-VN: VU#544484
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544484
* BID: 18704
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18704
* FRSIRT: ADV-2006-2584
http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2006/2584
* OSVDB: 26878
http://www.osvdb.org/26878
* SECTRACK: 1016399
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016399
* SECUNIA: 20860
http://secunia.com/advisories/20860
* XF: cisco-ap-browser-unauth-access(27437)
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27437

CVE Link: CVE-2006-3291
CVE Compatible

Glossary: CISCO
Credentials
HTTP
HTTPS
IOS
SNMP
Web browser


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