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Cisco Wireless Bridge Configuration Vulnerable to Unauthorized Changes
A vulnerability exists in Cisco’s Aironet 340 Series Wireless bridges that makes it possible for an attacker to view or modify the bridge configuration via the Web interface, even when you disable this access in the configuration.
Ken Pfeil
March 6, 2001
1 Min Read
Reported March 07, 2001, by CiscoSystems.
VERSIONS AFFECTED
Aironet AP4500
Aironet AP4800
Aironet BR100
Aironet BR500
Aironet Air-BR340
DESCRIPTION
Avulnerability exists in Cisco’s Aironet 340 Series Wireless bridges that makesit possible for an attacker to view or modify the bridge configuration by using the Web interface, even when you disable this access in the configuration. Anattacker can exploit this vulnerability over both the wired and wirelessEthernet interfaces.
VENDOR RESPONSE
The vendor recommends that anyone using theseproducts with firmware 7.x, 8.07, or 8.24 upgrade to firmware 8.55. Ciscohas issued an advisoryregarding this vulnerability.
CREDIT
Discovered by Cisco.
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