Cisco TelePresence Conductor Login Security Bypass Vulnerability

critical Nessus Plugin ID 81973

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a security bypass vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the Cisco TelePresence Conductor on the remote host contains an vulnerability due to inadequate validation of parameters passed during the login process.
A remote attacker, using a crafted request and knowledge of a valid user name, can bypass authentication requirements and login to the system.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.3.1 / 2.4.1 / 3.0 or later.

See Also

https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCur05556

http://www.nessus.org/u?3ed34af5

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 81973

File Name: cisco_telepresence_conductor_sa_CSCur05556.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 3/20/2015

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:telepresence_conductor

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco_TelePresence_Conductor/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0653

BID: 73044

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20150311-vcs

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCur05556