SB2021011817 - Denial of service in Cisco Firepower Management Center



SB2021011817 - Denial of service in Cisco Firepower Management Center

Published: January 18, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021011817
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) XML Entity Expansion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1267)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial o service (DoS) attack. 

The vulnerability exists due to improper restrictions on XML entities in the dashboard widget. A remote authenticated attacker can craft an XML-based widget on an affected server and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.