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Cisco IOS XE Software Shell Access Authentication Bypass (cisco-sa-20180926-shell-access)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 123788
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE Software is affected by the following vulnerability:- An Authentication bypass in the shell access request mechanism. An authenticated attacker could exploit this in order to bypass authentication and gain root access to the system. (CVE-2018-15371)
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID(s) CSCvb79289.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 123788
File Name: cisco-sa-20180926-shell-access.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 4/5/2019
Updated: 6/28/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-15371
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.7
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/26/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/26/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-15371