Small Business Rv340 FirmwareOperating system · Cisco

CVE-2017-6784

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.0 Published 2017-08-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco RV340, RV345, and RV345P Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access sensitive data. The attacker could use this information to conduct additional reconnaissance attacks. The vulnerability is due to Cisco WebEx Meetings not sufficiently protecting sensitive data when responding to an HTTP request to the web interface. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability by attempting to use the HTTP protocol and looking at the data in the HTTP responses from the Cisco WebEx Meetings Server. An exploit could allow the attacker to find sensitive information about the application. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve37988. Known Affected Releases: firmware 1.0.0.30, 1.0.0.33, 1.0.1.9, 1.0.1.16.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

An information disclosure vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco RV340, RV345, and RV345P VPN routers allows unauthenticated remote attackers to retrieve sensitive data via HTTP responses. The flaw exists in the Cisco WebEx Meetings component, which does not adequately protect sensitive information in its HTTP responses.

MitigationApply firmware updates provided by Cisco to address CSCve37988. Until then, restrict web interface access to trusted networks or disable the WebEx Meetings feature if possible.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Small Business Rv340 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 1.0.0.30= 1.0.0.33= 1.0.1.9= 1.0.1.16
Small Business Rv345 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 1.0.0.30= 1.0.0.33= 1.0.1.9= 1.0.1.16
Small Business Rv345p FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 1.0.0.30= 1.0.0.33= 1.0.1.9= 1.0.1.16

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check the router firmware version
    Log into the Cisco RV340/RV345/RV345P web interface and navigate to Administration > Firmware Upgrade, or use the CLI command 'show version' to display the installed firmware version.
    Affected if The displayed firmware version is exactly 1.0.0.30, 1.0.0.33, 1.0.1.9, or 1.0.1.16
  2. Identify if the WebEx Meetings component is present
    Attempt to access the router web interface and look for the WebEx Meetings feature or module. This may appear in the web interface navigation or in the URL path related to meetings or conferencing features.
    Affected if The WebEx Meetings component or feature is present and accessible on the device web interface
  3. Test for unauthenticated HTTP access to WebEx endpoints
    Send an HTTP request to common WebEx-related paths on the router (such as /webex/ or similar endpoints) without providing any authentication credentials and observe the HTTP response.
    Affected if The router returns sensitive information in HTTP responses without requiring authentication

A user is affected if the router runs one of the listed firmware versions (1.0.0.30, 1.0.0.33, 1.0.1.9, or 1.0.1.16) and the WebEx Meetings component is accessible, allowing unauthenticated retrieval of sensitive data via HTTP.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply firmware updates provided by Cisco to address CSCve37988. Until then, restrict web interface access to trusted networks or disable the WebEx Meetings feature if possible.

Fix this in Small Business Rv340 Firmware Scoped from the published advisory
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