Improper access control in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2019-15260

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2019-15260

External References

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

Related Security Bulletins

• Improper access control in Cisco Aironet Access Points Software