# CVE-2015-0611: The administrative web-management portal in Cisco IX 8 (.0.1) and earlier on Cisco TelePresence IX5000 devices does not properly restrict th

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-02-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The administrative web-management portal in Cisco IX 8 (.0.1) and earlier on Cisco TelePresence IX5000 devices does not properly restrict the device-recovery account's access, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain HelpDesk-equivalent privileges by leveraging device-recovery authentication, aka Bug ID CSCus74174.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72568
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2015-0611
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100806
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031733
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=37430

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