Title : Cisco Router Web Setup Insecure Configuration Remote Command Execution Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2773 CVE ID : CVE-2006-3595
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-07-12
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in various Cisco routers, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of an affected device. This flaw is due to an error in the default IOS configuration shipped with the Cisco Router Web Setup (CRWS) application that does not include an "enable password" or an "enable secret" command, which could be exploited by remote unauthenticated attackers to access the Cisco IOS HTTP server interface and execute arbitrary commands with level 15 privileges (the highest privilege level on Cisco IOS devices).
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