CVE-2004-1436 describes a critical vulnerability in Cisco ONS 15327 and 15454/SDH devices running specific 4.6(0) and 4.6(1) software versions. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication on the TL1 login interface if a user account has a blank password, by providing a password exceeding 10 characters. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security professionals.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1\(0\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.1\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.3\(0\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.3\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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