Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 8.3.102.0 Web Management Interface access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 8.3.102.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Web Management Interface. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-3832. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 8.3.102.0 (Wireless LAN Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the web management interface of Cisco Wireless LAN Controller (WLC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a missing internal handler for the specific request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing a specific hidden URL on the GUI web management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a reload of the device, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability affects only the Cisco Wireless LAN Controller 8.3.102.0 release. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvb48198.

The bug was discovered 04/05/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/06/2017 with Cisco as cisco-sa-20170405-wlc3 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-3832 since 12/21/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99472 (Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Multiple DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CISCO and running in the context c. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316123 (Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Management GUI Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20170405-wlc3)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (99472) and SecurityFocus (BID 97421†). The entry VDB-99372 is pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 99472
Nessus Name: Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Multiple DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 803167
OpenVAS Name: Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Management GUI Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20170405-wlc3
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-3832 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3832
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99357
SecurityFocus: 97421 - Cisco Wireless LAN Controller CVE-2017-3832 Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3832 - Cisco - WLC - Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1038184

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/07/2017 09:07
Updated: 08/28/2024 09:07
Changes: 04/07/2017 09:07 (72), 08/26/2020 15:28 (8), 11/27/2022 09:28 (4), 08/28/2024 09:07 (17)
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