Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) default database account
| cisco-wcs-default-database-account (27438) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) has a default undocumented username and password for the internal database that is stored in multiple WCS files in clear text. A remote attacker with knowledge of the default account credentials could gain unauthorized access to sensitive Access Point configuration information stored in the WCS database.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20060628-wcs for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- cisco-sa-20060628-wcs: Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Wireless Control System.
- BID-18701: Cisco Wireless Control System Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-3285: The internal database in Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) for Linux and Windows before 3.2(51) uses an undocumented, hard-coded username and password, which allows remote authenticated users to read, and possibly modify, sensitive configuration data (aka bugs CSCsd15955).
- CVE-2006-3286: The internal database in Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) for Linux and Windows before 3.2(63) stores a hard-coded username and password in plaintext within unspecified files, which allows remote authenticated users to access the database (aka bug CSCsd15951).
- OSVDB ID: 26883: Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) Internal Database Cleartext Account Disclosure
- OSVDB ID: 26884: Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) Internal Database Persistent Account Remote Access
- SA20870: Cisco Wireless Control System Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016398: Cisco Wireless Control System Lets Remote Users Read/Write Files, View Sensitive Information, Access the Systems, and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2583: Cisco Wireless Control System Security Bypass and Information Disclosure Issues
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco Wireless Control System 3.2(40)
- Cisco Wireless Control System 3.2(51)
Reported:
Jun 28, 2006
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