CVE-2013-5511 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication on Cisco ASA ASDM interfaces if the certificate option is enabled, gaining unauthorized access.
- 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-2013-5511?
CVE-2013-5511 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, published on 13 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Adaptive Security Device Management (ASDM) remote-management feature in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.2.x before 8.2(5.46), 8.3.x before 8.3(2.39), 8.4.x before 8.4(6), 8.5.x before 8.5(1.18), 8.6.x before 8.6(1.12), 8.7.x before 8.7(1.7), 9.0.x before 9.0(3.1), and 9.1.x before 9.1(2.6) does not properly implement the authentication-certificate option, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a TCP session to an ASDM interface, aka Bug ID CSCuh44815.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5511?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5511?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5511 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-2013-5511 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5511 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5985-4qrp-5j97.