10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2006-5288
Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliances Default Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 13, 2006, 8:07 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-5288 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 2700_wireless_location_appliance
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]
Solution
To address the default administrative account vulnerability, take steps to secure the account.
  • Set a strong password for the default administrative account.
  • Disable the default administrative account if it is not needed.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2006-5288 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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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-2006-5288 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).

Recreation of Vulnerability Analysis using OpenVas

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Born at : July 20, 2025, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-5288 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-5288 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://securitytracker.com/id?1017056
    Added Reference http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080758bae.shtml
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/30913
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20490
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29497
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/29497 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29497 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 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: 10
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.

1.03 }} 0.13%

score

0.76283

percentile