Cisco Switches Under Siege: Vulnerability Alert for IE Series with HTTP Server Enabled
Are your Cisco Industrial Ethernet switches a little too friendly with vulnerabilities? If they’re running on vulnerable Cisco IOS Software and have the HTTP Server feature enabled, they might just be. To check if your switches are affected, log in and run a simple command to reveal their web UI secret handshake.
Hot Take:
Cisco’s industrial switches are having an existential crisis, caught between being high-tech traffic cops and accidental open doors for cyber intruders. If your switch is an IE series with a penchant for HTTP, it might just be the security Achilles’ heel of your network. Time for a firmware intervention, stat!
Key Points:
– Cisco IE Series switches are vulnerable if the HTTP Server feature is enabled.
– Affected series include IE 2000, 3010, 4000, 4010, and 5000.
– The vulnerability hinges on the presence of certain HTTP server commands.
– If configurations include specific “none” settings, the threat may be mitigated.
– Firmware updates or disabling the server feature are recommended actions.