Cisco Trust Agent up to 2.1.104.0 User Notification improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Trust Agent up to 2.1.104.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component User Notification Handler. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-3184. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco Trust Agent up to 2.1.104.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component User Notification Handler. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco Trust Agent (CTA) before 2.1.104.0, when running on MacOS X, allows attackers with physical access to bypass authentication and modify System Preferences, including passwords, by invoking the Apple Menu when the Access Control Server (ACS) produces a user notification message after posture validation.

The weakness was published 06/12/2007 by Adam Blake (Agent) with Deloitte UK (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-3184 since 06/12/2007. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38583 (Cisco Trust Agent for Mac OS X Local Privilege Escalation).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34807), SecurityFocus (BID 24415†), OSVDB (35340†), Secunia (SA25598†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018217†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Researcher: Adam Blake (Agent)
Organization: Deloitte UK
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-3184 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3184
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3115
X-Force: 34807 - Cisco Trust Agent unauthorized access, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 24415 - Cisco Trust Agent for Mac OS X Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Secunia: 25598 - Cisco Trust Agent "User Notification" Authentication Bypass, Less Critical
OSVDB: 35340 - Cisco Trust Agent on Mac OS X User Notification Authentication Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1018217 - Cisco Trust Agent User Notification Function Lets Physically Local Users Gain Administrative Privileges
Vulnerability Center: 15381 - [cisco-sr-20070611-cta] Cisco Trust Agent on Mac OS X Local Privilege Escalation, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2140

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2007 19:38
Updated: 06/08/2025 05:46
Changes: 06/18/2007 19:38 (76), 12/29/2016 13:03 (7), 03/15/2021 14:27 (3), 06/08/2025 05:46 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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