#VU11328 Use of hard-coded credentials in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2018-0150

 

#VU11328 Use of hard-coded credentials in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2018-0150

Published: March 29, 2018 / Updated: March 30, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11328
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Cisco IOS XE
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

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.

Remediation

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).

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