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Cisco Catalyst Web Execution

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Obtains the remote router configuration

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

It is possible to execute arbitrary commands on the
remote Cisco router, by requesting them via HTTP,
as in
/exec/show/config/cr

A possible hacker may use this flaw to cut your network access to
the Internet, and may even lock you out of the router.

Solution : Disable the web configuration interface completely
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 1846

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison

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