CVE-2000-0945 describes a critical vulnerability in the web configuration interface of Cisco Catalyst 3500 XL switches. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by accessing a specific URL containing the /exec/ directory, provided the enable password is not configured. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0 (Critical), indicating a severe risk with network-based exploitation, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit modules are publicly available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, suggesting a high potential for exploitation, despite a lack of observed community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3500_xl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.