THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2022-20695
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2022-20695

Wireless Lan Controller 8.10.151.0 vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
19.9%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability in the authentication functionality of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication controls and log in to the device through the management interface This vulnerability is due to the improper implementation of the password validation algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected device with crafted credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and log in to the device as an administrator. The attacker could obtain privileges that are the same level as an administrative user but it depends on the crafted credentials. Note: This vulnerability exists because of a non-default device configuration that must be present for it to be exploitable. For details about the vulnerable configuration, see the Vulnerable Products section of this advisory.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Wireless Lan Controller 8.10.151.0
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2022-04-15

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 19.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-20695

  • Confirm whether Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 8.10.151.0 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-20695.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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