SB2021022514 - Privilege escalation in Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator



SB2021022514 - Privilege escalation in Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator

Published: February 25, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021022514
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1388)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper token validation on a specific API endpoint. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and receive a token with administrator-level privileges.

Note: This vulnerability affects Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO) only when deployed on a Cisco Application Services Engine.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.