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Cisco IOS Software Authentication Proxy Vulnerability - Cisco Systems
high Nessus Plugin ID 49040
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
Cisco IOS Software configured with Authentication Proxy for HTTP(S), Web Authentication or the consent feature, contains a vulnerability that may allow an unauthenticated session to bypass the authentication proxy server or bypass the consent webpage.Cisco has released free software updates that address this vulnerability.
There are no workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability.
Solution
Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20090923-auth-proxy.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 49040
File Name: cisco-sa-20090923-auth-proxyhttp.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 9/1/2010
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/23/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2863
BID: 36491