Auth bypass in Cisco Aironet 1810
CVE-2017-3831
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.
EPSS: 0.053 (91.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Aironet_1810
- Cisco Aironet_1810w
- Cisco Aironet_1815i
- Cisco Aironet_1830e
- Cisco Aironet_1830i
- Cisco Aironet_1850e
- Cisco Aironet_1850i
- Cisco Aironet_access_point_software — versions 8.1\(15.14\), 8.1\(112.3\), 8.1\(112.4\)
- N/a Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Access Point Series — versions Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Access Point Series
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-3831?
- CVE-2017-3831 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Aironet 1810, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-3831?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.