Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators Certificate Management HTML page contains plaintext passwords
| cisco-vpn-certificate-passwords (10022) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators could allow a remote attacker, with limited administrative access, to obtain sensitive information. A remote attacker could view the source code of the Certificate Management Web pages to obtain the unencrypted certificate password.
Platforms Affected:
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.0
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.5.2.A
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.5.2.B
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.5.2.C
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.5.2.D
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.5.2.F
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.0
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.0(Rel)
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.0.3.A
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.0.3.B
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.0.4
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.1
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.1(Rel)
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.1.1
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.1.2
- Cisco, VPN 3000 Concentrator 3.5(Rel)
- Cisco, VPN 3002 Hardware Client
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest software version for your device (3.6(Rel) or later) or (3.5.2 or later), as listed in Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Multiple Vulnerabilities. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- CIAC Information Bulletin M-119, Cisco VPN Concentrators and VPN 3002 Client Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-119.shtml.
- vpn3k-multiple-vuln-pub, Cisco Security Advisory: Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/vpn3k-multiple-vuln-pub.shtml.
- BID-5609: Multiple Cisco VPN 3000 Vulnerabilities
- BID-5612: Cisco VPN 3000 Series Concentrator Certificate Credential Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1097: Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator 2.2.x, and 3.x before 3.5.2, allows restricted administrators to obtain certificate passwords that are stored in plaintext in the HTML source code for Certificate Management pages.
Reported:
Sep 03, 2002
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