Cisco Meraki Local Status Page Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the local status page functionality of the Cisco Meraki MR, MS, MX, Z1, and Z3 product lines could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to modify device configuration files. The vulnerability occurs when handling requests to the local status page. An exploit could allow the attacker to establish an interactive session to the device with elevated privileges. The attacker could then use the elevated privileges to further compromise the device or obtain additional configuration data from the device that is being exploited.

References

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-meraki
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105878