Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Industrial Routers Virtual Device Server Static Credentials (cisco-sa-ios-iot-vds-cred-uPMp9zbY)

high Nessus Plugin ID 139926

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

According to its self-reported version, IOS is affected by a server static credentials vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to the presence of weak, hard-coded credentials. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the targeted device and then connecting to VDS through the device’s virtual console by using the static credentials.
A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the Linux shell of VDS as the root user.

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvo56332

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6a014c20

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-73388

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvo56332

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139926

File Name: cisco-sa-ios-iot-vds-cred-uPMp9zbY-ios.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 8/28/2020

Updated: 3/29/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3234

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS/Version, Host/Cisco/IOS/Model

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-3234