Access Point Web-browser Interface Vulnerability

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

The Cisco web-browser interface for Cisco access points and Cisco 3200 Series Wireless Mobile Interface Card (WMIC), contains a vulnerability that could, under certain circumstances, remove the default security configuration from the managed access point and allow administrative access without validation of administrative user credentials.

Cisco has made free software available to address this vulnerability for affected customers. There are workarounds available to mitigate the effects of this vulnerability.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20060628-ap.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ff6a35b0

http://www.nessus.org/u?bbeb9f97

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 48993

File Name: cisco-sa-20060628-aphttp.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 9/1/2010

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/28/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/28/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-3291

BID: 18704

CWE: 16

CERT: 544484

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20060628-ap

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCsd67403