CVE-2017-3831 Auth bypass in Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Access Point Series
Unauthenticated remote attackers can bypass authentication on Cisco Mobility Express Access Points to gain full administrator privileges and modify configurations.
- 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-2017-3831?
CVE-2017-3831 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Access Point Series, published on 15 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based GUI of Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Series Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication. The attacker could be granted full administrator privileges. The vulnerability is due to improper implementation of authentication for accessing certain web pages using the GUI interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web interface of the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and perform unauthorized configuration changes or issue control commands to the affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Series Access Points running a software version prior to 8.2.110.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCuy68219.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3831?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Aironet Access Point Software.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3831?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3831 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-2017-3831 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3831 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Access Point Series
- CVE-2022-20622 Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller with Catalyst Access Points IP Flood Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2018-0234 Denial of service in Cisco Aironet 1810, 1830, and 1850 Series Access Points
- CVE-2016-1419 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2016-6362 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2015-6367 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p3g2-f65q-g6rx.