CVE-2006-5288 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Remote attackers can gain administrative privileges on Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliances using default root credentials.
- 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-2006-5288?
CVE-2006-5288 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliances before 2.1.34.0 have a default administrator username "root" and password "password," which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative privileges, aka Bug ID CSCsb92893.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5288?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco 2700 Wireless Location Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5288?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-5288 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5288 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9p3p-wpfc-5c7m.