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6.9	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco Aironet 1800/2800/3800 (Wireless LAN Software). This affects an unknown code of the component PEAP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the implementation of Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol (PEAP) functionality for standalone configurations of Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Points could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to bypass authentication and connect to an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected device uses an incorrect default configuration setting of fail open when running in standalone mode. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to connect to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and connect to the affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Points that are running a vulnerable software release and use WLAN configuration settings that include FlexConnect local switching and central authentication with MAC filtering. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd46314.

The bug was discovered 11/01/2017. The weakness was presented 11/02/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20171101-aironet3 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-12281 since 08/03/2017. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/21/2021).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See 108905 for similar entry.

Productinfo

Type

• Wireless LAN Software

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• Aironet

Version

• 1800
• 2800
• 3800

License

• commercial

Support

• end of life (old version)

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AV	AC	Au	C	I	A
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💳	💳	💳	💳	💳	💳
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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
Today	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

OpenVAS ID: 800316
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Aironet Access Points MAC Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

08/03/2017 🔍
11/01/2017 +90 days 🔍
11/01/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/02/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/02/2017 +0 days 🔍
11/02/2017 +0 days 🔍
01/21/2021 +1176 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20171101-aironet3
Researcher: Cisco
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-12281 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1039725
SecurityFocus: 101649 - Cisco Aironet CVE-2017-12281 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 11/02/2017 23:12
Updated: 01/21/2021 14:58
Changes: 11/02/2017 23:12 (67), 12/02/2019 19:34 (5), 01/21/2021 14:52 (2), 01/21/2021 14:58 (1)
Complete: 🔍

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