CVE-2002-1554 describes a critical vulnerability in Cisco ONS15454 and ONS15327 devices running ONS software prior to version 3.4, where usernames and passwords are stored in cleartext within the image database. This allows an attacker with local access to the device or its backups to easily retrieve credentials and potentially gain unauthorized privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity but a high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact once local access is achieved. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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