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7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2006-1961
CiscoWorks escalation to Linux Shell Access via CLI Metacharacters
Description

Cisco CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) and WLSE Express before 2.13, Hosting Solution Engine (HSE) and User Registration Tool (URT) before 20060419, and all versions of Ethernet Subscriber Solution Engine (ESSE) and CiscoWorks2000 Service Management Solution (SMS) allow local users to gain Linux shell access via shell metacharacters in arguments to the "show" command in the application's command line interface (CLI), aka bug ID CSCsd21502 (WLSE), CSCsd22861 (URT), and CSCsd22859 (HSE). NOTE: other issues might be addressed by the Cisco advisory.

INFO

Published Date :

April 21, 2006, 10:02 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-1961 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco wireless_lan_solution_engine
2 Cisco user_registration_tool
3 Cisco ciscoworks_2000_service_management_solution
4 Cisco hosting_solution_engine
5 Cisco ethernet_subscriber_solution_engine
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 5
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-1961.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/19736 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19739
http://secunia.com/advisories/19741
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015965 Patch
http://www.assurance.com.au/advisories/200604-cisco.txt
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060419-wlse.shtml Patch
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060419-priv.shtml Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/24813
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431367/30/5490/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431371/30/5490/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17609
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1434
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1435
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25884
http://secunia.com/advisories/19736 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19739
http://secunia.com/advisories/19741
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015965 Patch
http://www.assurance.com.au/advisories/200604-cisco.txt
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060419-wlse.shtml Patch
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060419-priv.shtml Patch
http://www.osvdb.org/24813
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431367/30/5490/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431371/30/5490/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17609
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1434
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1435
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25884
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-1961 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1961 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-1961 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-1961 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19736
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19739
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19741
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1015965
    Added Reference http://www.assurance.com.au/advisories/200604-cisco.txt
    Added Reference http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060419-wlse.shtml
    Added Reference http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060419-priv.shtml
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/24813
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431367/30/5490/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431371/30/5490/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17609
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1434
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1435
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25884
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/431367/30/5490/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/431371/30/5490/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431371/30/5490/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431367/30/5490/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/25884 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25884 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.31 }} 0.26%

score

0.78701

percentile