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CiscoWorks 1105 WLSE and HSE Default User Account
Secunia Advisory: SA11323
Release Date: 2004-04-09
Popularity: 7,076 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:CiscoWorks Hosting Solution Engine 1.x
CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine 2.x

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Description:
Cisco has confirmed a vulnerability in CiscoWorks 1105 for WLSE and HSE, which can be exploited by malicious people to gain control of certain devices.

The problem is that CiscoWorks 1105 for Hosting Solution Engine (HSE) and CiscoWorks 1105 for Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) contains a default account with a default password, which can't be deleted.

Solution:
Updates are available for registered customers.

CiscoWorks 1105 for Wireless LAN Solution Engine versions 2.0, 2.0.2 and 2.5:

Download "WLSE-2.x-CSCsa11583-K9.zip" from:
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/wlan-sol-eng


CiscoWorks 1105 for Hosting Solution Engine versions 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.2, and 1.7.3:

Download "HSE-1.7.x-CSCsa11584.zip" from:
http://www.cisco.com/pcgi-bin/tablebuild.pl/1105-host-sol

Original Advisory:
Cisco Security Advisory: A Default Username and Password in WLSE and HSE Devices
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040407-username.shtml

Other References:
US-CERT VU#659228:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659228


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