Cisco CS-MARS default administrative password
| cisco-csmars-default-password (24065) |  High Risk |
Description:
Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) has an undocumented administrative account that is created by default during installation. An attacker who is already logged into the CS-MARS command line interface could use the default administrative account credentials to gain full administrative control over the device.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 4.4 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of the CS-MARS software (4.1.3 or later), as listed in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20060111-mars. See References.
References:
- cisco-sa-20060111-mars: Cisco Security Advisory: Default Administrative Password in Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS).
- BID-16211: Cisco CS-MARS Default Administrative Password Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0181: Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) before 4.1.3 has an undocumented administrative account with a default password, which allows local users to gain privileges via the expert command.
- OSVDB ID: 22346: Cisco CS-MARS Passwordless Persistent Root Account
- SA18424: Cisco CS-MARS Undocumented Root Account Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1015471: Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) Undocumented Account With Default Password Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Administrative Access
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0154: Cisco Security Monitoring Analysis and Response System Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco CS-MARS 4.1
- Cisco CS-MARS 4.1.2
Reported:
Jan 11, 2006
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