CVE-2018-0226
Cisco Aironet SSH Default User Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability in the assignment and management of default user accounts for Secure Shell (SSH) access to Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Points that are running Cisco Mobility Express Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on an affected access point. The vulnerability exists because the Cisco Mobility Express controller of the affected software configures the default SSH user account for an access point to be the first SSH user account that was created for the Mobility Express controller, if an administrator added user accounts directly to the controller instead of using the default configuration or the SSH username creation wizard. Although the user account has read-only privileges for the Mobility Express controller, the account could have administrative privileges for an associated access point. An attacker who has valid user credentials for an affected controller could exploit this vulnerability by using the default SSH user account to authenticate to an affected access point via SSH. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to log in to the affected access point with administrative privileges and perform arbitrary administrative actions. This vulnerability affects the following Cisco products: Aironet 1800 Series Access Points that are running Cisco Mobility Express Software Releases 8.2.121.0 through 8.5.105.0, Aironet 2800 Series Access Points that are running Cisco Mobility Express Software Releases 8.3.102.0 through 8.5.105.0, Aironet 3800 Series Access Points that are running Cisco Mobility Express Software Releases 8.3.102.0 through 8.5.105.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCva68116.
INFO
Published Date :
May 2, 2018, 10:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:31 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.6
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-2018-0226.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104124 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040817 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-aironet-ssh | Vendor Advisory |
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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-255 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-255 CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104124 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104124 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-aironet-ssh No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180502-aironet-ssh Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040817 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040817 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-255 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:mobility_express_software:8.3\(90.65\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:mobility_express_software:8.4\(1.65\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104124 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040817 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-0226 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-0226
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.33 }} -0.02%
score
0.71238
percentile