9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-3831
"Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Unauthorized Access and Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
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.

INFO

Published Date :

March 15, 2017, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:27 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-3831 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 aironet_access_point_software
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-2017-3831.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96909 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170315-ap1800 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-3831 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-264
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-287
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96909 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96909 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170315-ap1800 No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170315-ap1800 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:8.1\(112.3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:8.1\(112.4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:8.1\(131.0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:aironet_access_point_software:8.1\(15.14\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_1810:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_1810w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_1815i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_1830e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_1830i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_1850e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:aironet_1850i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96909 [No Types Assigned]
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.13 }} 0.00%

score

0.45937

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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