Use of hard-coded credentials in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2021-34795

 

Use of hard-coded credentials in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2021-34795

Published: November 4, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57959
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34795
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain full access to vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to an unintentional debugging credential that exists on the device. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access the affected system using the hard-coded credentials.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

Catalyst PON Switch CGP-ONT-1P
Catalyst PON Switch CGP-ONT-4P
Catalyst PON Switch CGP-ONT-4PV
Catalyst PON Switch CGP-ONT-4PVC
Catalyst PON Switch CGP-ONT-4TVCW

How to mitigate CVE-2021-34795

Install updates from vendor's website.

Catalyst PON Switch CGP-ONT-1P - update to 1.1.1.14
Catalyst PON Switch CGP-ONT-4P - update to 1.1.3.17
Catalyst PON Switch CGP-ONT-4PV - update to 1.1.3.17
Catalyst PON Switch CGP-ONT-4PVC - update to 1.1.3.17
Catalyst PON Switch CGP-ONT-4TVCW - update to 1.1.3.17

External References

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