# CVE-2006-3286: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Hardcoded credentials in Cisco WCS allow remote authenticated users to access the internal database, exposing sensitive data.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jun 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-28gh-xg9h-xpx7

## What is CVE-2006-3286?

CVE-2006-3286 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The internal database in Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS) for Linux and Windows before 3.2(63) stores a hard-coded username and password in plaintext within unspecified files, which allows remote authenticated users to access the database (aka bug CSCsd15951).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3286?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Wireless Control System.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-3286?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-3286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-3286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-5382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5382/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-2034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2034/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2007-2035](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2035/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2007-2032](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2032/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2006-3285](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3285/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-3286 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-3286 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3286/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3286/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3286
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3286
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-3286

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3286/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.