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CVE-2021-1443

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software improperly sanitizes values that are parsed from a specific configuration file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tampering with a specific configuration file and then sending an API call. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary code that would be executed on the underlying operating system of the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have a privileged set of credentials to the device.

Published

2021-03-24T20:15:15.227

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:44:22.597

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-77
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-78
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1d Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.3h Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.4c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.5f Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1d Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1f Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1g Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1t Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1w Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1x Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1y Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1z Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1z1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1za Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.2t Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1t Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1r Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1v Yes
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