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CVE-2006-3291

HIGHEPSS 89th pctl
9.3
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The web interface on Cisco IOS 12.3(8)JA and 12.3(8)JA1, as used on the Cisco Wireless Access Point and Wireless Bridge, reconfigures itself when it is changed to use the "Local User List Only (Individual Passwords)" setting, which removes all security and password configurations and allows remote attackers to access the system.

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

3.74%probability of exploitation in 30 days
89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

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