CVE-2017-3831

Summary

CVECVE-2017-3831
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-15 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-264 | CWE-287 | CWE-264 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CWE-264


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1810 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1810w - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1815i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1830e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1830i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1850e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1850i - All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Software 8.1\(112.3\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Software 8.1\(112.4\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Software 8.1\(131.0\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Software 8.1\(15.14\) All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Access Point Series affected Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Access Point Series Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Access Point Series Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Mobility Express 1800 Access Point Series CVE-2017-3831 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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