CVE-2002-0870 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication on Cisco Content Service Switches by directly accessing the web management URL, gaining unauthorized privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2002-0870?

CVE-2002-0870 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The original patch for the Cisco Content Service Switch 11000 Series authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2001-0622) was incomplete, which still allows remote attackers to gain additional privileges by directly requesting the web management URL instead of navigating through the interface, possibly via a variant of the original attack, as identified by Cisco bug ID CSCdw08549.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0870?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Content Services Switch 11000, Cisco Webns.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0870?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0870 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2002-0870 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0870 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4wrq-727c-gxwh.

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