Use of hard-coded credentials in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2018-0150
Published: March 29, 2018 / Updated: March 30, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11328
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0150
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco IOS XE
Cisco IOS XE
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an undocumented user account with privilege level 15 that has a default username and password. A remote attacker can use this account to remotely connect to an affected device and log in to the device with privilege level 15 access.
The weakness exists due to an undocumented user account with privilege level 15 that has a default username and password. A remote attacker can use this account to remotely connect to an affected device and log in to the device with privilege level 15 access.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0150
Update to versions 16.7(0.78), 16.6.1, 16.6.1a, 16.6(0.238), 16.5.2 or 16.5(1.67).