SB2021022416 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Application Services Engine
Published: February 24, 2021
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Missing authentication for critical function (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1393)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient access controls for a service running in the Data Network. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted network packets to the affected system and gain unauthorized access to run containers or invoke host-level operations.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in a complete compromise of the affected system.
2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1396)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions for certain API endpoint running in the Data Network. A remote non-authenticated attacker can gain unauthorized access to the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow the attacker to learn device-specific information, create tech support files in an isolated volume, and make limited configuration changes.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.