Improper access control in Cisco Aironet Access Points Software

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU22599

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15260

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions for certain URLs on an affected device. A remote attacker can request specific URLs from an affected AP and gain access to the target device with elevated privileges.

While the attackers would not be granted access to all possible configuration options, it could allow them to view sensitive information and replace some options with values of their choosing, including wireless network configuration. It would also allow perform a denial of service (DoS) attack on clients associated with the AP and disable the AP.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Aironet 1540 Series Access Points: 8.8

Cisco Aironet 1560 Series Access Points: 8.8

Cisco Aironet 1800 Series Access Points: 8.8

Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points: 8.8

Cisco Aironet 3800 Series Access Points: 8.8

Cisco 4800 Aironet Access Points: 8.5 - 8.8

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191016-airo-unauth-access

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.