CVE-2017-3834

Summary

CVECVE-2017-3834
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-06 18:59:00 UTC
Updated2021-04-22 19:31:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in Cisco Aironet 1830 Series and Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Points running Cisco Mobility Express Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to take complete control of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the existence of default credentials for an affected device that is running Cisco Mobility Express Software, regardless of whether the device is configured as a master, subordinate, or standalone access point. An attacker who has layer 3 connectivity to an affected device could use Secure Shell (SSH) to log in to the device with elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take complete control of the device. This vulnerability affects Cisco Aironet 1830 Series and Cisco Aironet 1850 Series Access Points that are running an 8.2.x release of Cisco Mobility Express Software prior to Release 8.2.111.0, regardless of whether the device is configured as a master, subordinate, or standalone access point. Release 8.2 was the first release of Cisco Mobility Express Software for next generation Cisco Aironet Access Points. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCva50691.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-1188

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1830i Access Point - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1830i Access Point - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1850e Access Point - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1850e Access Point - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1850i Access Point - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1850i Access Point - All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 102.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2(100.0) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2(102.139) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2(102.43) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2(111.0) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2(121.12) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2(130.0) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2.100.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2.102.139 All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2.102.43 All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2.111.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2.121.12 All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2.130.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2\(100.0\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2\(102.139\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2\(102.43\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2\(111.0\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2\(121.12\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2\(130.0\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 90.57 All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 102.0 All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2\(100.0\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2\(102.139\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2\(102.43\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2\(111.0\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2\(121.12\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 8.2\(130.0\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware 90.57 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Aironet 1830/1850 Series Default Credentials Lets Remote Users Access the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Cisco Aironet 1830 Series and 1850 Series Access Points Mobility Express Default Credential Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Mobility Express Software CVE-2017-3834 Default Credentials Security Bypass Vulnerability BID 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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