CVE-2000-0945 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The web configuration interface for Catalyst 3500 XL switches allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands without authentication when the enable password is not set, via a URL containing the /exec/ directory.

Published: 2001-09-18

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 87.9% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_3500_xl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.87926.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-10/0380.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0194.html
http://www.osvdb.org/444
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1846
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5415

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Catalyst 3500 Xl

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-18T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:37:31.898Z

Reserved: 2000-11-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0945

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-12-19T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0945

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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