THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2017-3831
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2017-3831

Aironet Access Point Software vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
5.3%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability in the web-based GUI of Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Series Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication. The attacker could be granted full administrator privileges. The vulnerability is due to improper implementation of authentication for accessing certain web pages using the GUI interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web interface of the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and perform unauthorized configuration changes or issue control commands to the affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Series Access Points running a software version prior to 8.2.110.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuy68219.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Aironet Access Point Software
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-264 — Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
  • CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
Published
2017-03-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 5.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-3831

  • Confirm whether Cisco Aironet Access Point Software is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-3831.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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