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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Cisco Device HTTP Device Manager Access
auxiliary/scanner/http/cisco_device_manager
Exploit-DB 1
- Cisco Catalyst 3500 XL - Arbitrary Command Execution EDB-20330 · remote · Oct 26, 2000 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 444 vdb-entry
- 20001113 Re: 3500XL mailing-list
- cisco-catalyst-remote-commands(5415) vdb-entry
- 20001026 Advisory def-2000-02: Cisco Catalyst remote command execution mailing-list
- 1846 vdb-entry