Cisco CS-MARS 4.1/4.1.2 Default Password improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cisco CS-MARS 4.1/4.1.2. This affects an unknown function of the component Default Password. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-0181. An attack has to be approached locally. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Adding more authentication is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco CS-MARS 4.1/4.1.2. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Default Password. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response System (CS-MARS) before 4.1.3 has an undocumented administrative account with a default password, which allows local users to gain privileges via the expert command.

The weakness was shared 01/12/2006 by Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) (Website). The advisory is shared at cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-0181 since 01/12/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 4.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be adding authentication.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24065), SecurityFocus (BID 16211†), OSVDB (22346†), Secunia (SA18424†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015471†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Authentication
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Upgrade: CS-MARS 4.1.3

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Researcher: Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-0181 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0181
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28289
X-Force: 24065 - Cisco CS-MARS default administrative password
SecurityFocus: 16211 - Cisco CS-MARS Default Administrative Password Vulnerability
Secunia: 18424 - Cisco CS-MARS Undocumented Root Account Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 22346 - Cisco CS-MARS Passwordless Persistent Root Account
SecurityTracker: 1015471
Vupen: ADV-2006-0154

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 07/17/2018 10:37
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (62), 07/17/2018 10:37 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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