Software flaw opens Cisco devices to ‘hackers’

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Author: JT Smith

IDG: “A vulnerability exists in the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer
Protocol) server component of the IOS software. By
requesting a particular URL (Universal Resource
Locator) from the server, a malicious user can bypass
the authentication controls and execute commands on
the device at the highest privilege level, level 15, Cisco
said.”

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