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Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Authentication Bypass (cisco-sa-wlc-auth-bypass-JRNhV4fF)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 160089
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the authentication functionality of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) due to the improper implementation of the password validation algorithm. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by logging in to an affected device with crafted credentials, to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrator privileges.Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCwa43249See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 160089
File Name: cisco-sa-wlc-auth-bypass-JRNhV4fF.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 4/22/2022
Updated: 5/14/2024
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-20695
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:wireless_lan_controller_software, cpe:/h:cisco:wireless_lan_controller
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/Cisco/WLC/Version, Host/Cisco/WLC/Port
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/13/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/13/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-20695