CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-3831

Improper Authentication

Published: Mar 15, 2017 | Modified: Oct 09, 2019
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability in the web-based GUI of Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Series Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication. The attacker could be granted full administrator privileges. The vulnerability is due to improper implementation of authentication for accessing certain web pages using the GUI interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web interface of the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and perform unauthorized configuration changes or issue control commands to the affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Series Access Points running a software version prior to 8.2.110.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuy68219.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Aironet_access_point_software Cisco 8.1(15.14) (including) 8.1(15.14) (including)
Aironet_access_point_software Cisco 8.1(112.3) (including) 8.1(112.3) (including)
Aironet_access_point_software Cisco 8.1(112.4) (including) 8.1(112.4) (including)
Aironet_access_point_software Cisco 8.1(131.0) (including) 8.1(131.0) (including)

Potential Mitigations

References