CVE-2015-0611 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can escalate privileges to HelpDesk level on Cisco TelePresence IX5000 devices via the device-recovery account.

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

What is CVE-2015-0611?

CVE-2015-0611 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Feb 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The administrative web-management portal in Cisco IX 8 (.0.1) and earlier on Cisco TelePresence IX5000 devices does not properly restrict the device-recovery account's access, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain HelpDesk-equivalent privileges by leveraging device-recovery authentication, aka Bug ID CSCus74174.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0611?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Telepresence System Software Ix.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0611?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0611 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-0611 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0611 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9vqf-5v7x-jw3v.

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