Cisco Aironet default password

cisco-aironet-default-password (33610)

High Risk

Description:

Cisco Aironet 1000 Series and 1500 Series Lightweight Access Points contain a default hard-coded password. A local attacker with physical access to the access point could exploit this vulnerability to obtain administrative access on the device.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	5.6
Access Vector:	Local
Access Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Not Required
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete
Temporal Score:	4.6
Exploitability:	Functional
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Refer to cisco-sa-20070412-wlc for upgrade information. See References.

References:

• cisco-sa-20070412-wlc: Cisco Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller and Cisco Lightweight Access Points.
• BID-23461: Cisco Wireless Lan Controller Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
• CVE-2007-2040: Cisco Aironet 1000 Series and 1500 Series Lightweight Access Points before 3.2.185.0, and 4.0.x before 4.0.206.0, have a hard-coded password, which allows attackers with physical access to perform arbitrary actions on the device, aka Bug ID CSCsg15192.
• OSVDB ID: 34133: Cisco Aironet Lightweight Access Points Hardcoded Admin Password
• SECTRACK ID: 1017908: Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Lets Remote Users Modify the Configuration and Deny Service
• VUPEN/ADV-2007-1368: Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Security Bypass and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

• Cisco Aironet AP1000
• Cisco Aironet AP1500

Reported:

Apr 12, 2007

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