CVE-2015-0611

Description

The administrative web-management portal in Cisco IX 8 (.0.1) and earlier on Cisco TelePresence IX5000 devices does not properly restrict the device-recovery account's access, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain HelpDesk-equivalent privileges by leveraging device-recovery authentication, aka Bug ID CSCus74174.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.61%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72568 vdb entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2015-0611 vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100806 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031733 vdb entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=37430 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-0611?
CVE-2015-0611 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-0611?
To fix CVE-2015-0611, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-0611 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-0611 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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