CVE-2015-0611

Summary

CVECVE-2015-0611
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-02-12 01:59:27 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe administrative web-management portal in Cisco IX 8 (.0.1) and earlier on Cisco TelePresence IX5000 devices does not properly restrict the device-recovery account's access, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain HelpDesk-equivalent privileges by leveraging device-recovery authentication, aka Bug ID CSCus74174.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Telepresence Ix5000 All All All All
Hardware Cisco Telepresence Ix5200 All All All All
Operating System Cisco Telepresence System Software Ix 8.0.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Telepresence System Software Ix 8.0.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Cisco TelePresence IX5000 Series Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2015-0611 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco TelePresence IX5000 Series CVE-2015-0611 Unauthorized Access Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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