CVE-2022-20695

Summary

CVECVE-2022-20695
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-04-15 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:42:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the authentication functionality of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication controls and log in to the device through the management interface This vulnerability is due to the improper implementation of the password validation algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected device with crafted credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and log in to the device as an administrator. The attacker could obtain privileges that are the same level as an administrative user but it depends on the crafted credentials. Note: This vulnerability exists because of a non-default device configuration that must be present for it to be exploitable. For details about the vulnerable configuration, see the Vulnerable Products section of this advisory.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco 3504 Wireless Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 5520 Wireless Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco 8540 Wireless Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1540 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1542d - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1542i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1560 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1562d - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1562e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1562i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1815 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1815i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1815m - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1815t - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1815w - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1830 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1830e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1830i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1832 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1850 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1850e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1850i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 1852 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 2800 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 2800e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 2800i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 3800 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 3800e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 3800i - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 3800p - All All All
Hardware Cisco Aironet 4800 - All All All
Operating System Cisco Mobility Express Software - All All All
Application Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller - All All All
Hardware Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller - All All All
Application Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 8.10.151.0 All All All All
Application Cisco Wireless Lan Controller 8.10.162.0 All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
20220413 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Management Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 317143 Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Management Interface Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (cisco-sa-wlc-auth-bypass-JRNhV4fF)
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