CVE-2006-1961
What it is
Cisco CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) and WLSE Express before 2.13, Hosting Solution Engine (HSE) and User Registration Tool (URT) before 20060419, and all versions of Ethernet Subscriber Solution Engine (ESSE) and CiscoWorks2000 Service Management Solution (SMS) allow local users to gain Linux shell access via shell metacharacters in arguments to the "show" command in the application's command line interface (CLI), aka bug ID CSCsd21502 (WLSE), CSCsd22861 (URT), and CSCsd22859 (HSE). NOTE: other issues might be addressed by the Cisco advisory.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Cisco User Registration Tool
- Cisco Wireless Lan Solution Engine 2.0
- Cisco Wireless Lan Solution Engine 2.1
- Cisco Wireless Lan Solution Engine 2.2
- Cisco Wireless Lan Solution Engine 2.3
- Cisco Wireless Lan Solution Engine 2.4
- Cisco Wireless Lan Solution Engine 2.5
- Cisco Wireless Lan Solution Engine 2.6
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2006-1961.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2006-1961. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19736
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015965
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060419-wlse.shtml
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060419-priv.shtml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19736
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015965
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060419-wlse.shtml
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060419-priv.shtml
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19736
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19739
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19741
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015965
- http://www.assurance.com.au/advisories/200604-cisco.txt
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060419-wlse.shtml
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060419-priv.shtml
- http://www.osvdb.org/24813
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431367/30/5490/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431371/30/5490/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17609
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1434
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1435
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25884
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19736
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19739
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19741
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015965
- http://www.assurance.com.au/advisories/200604-cisco.txt
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20060419-wlse.shtml
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20060419-priv.shtml
- http://www.osvdb.org/24813
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431367/30/5490/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431371/30/5490/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17609