SB2021032517 - Path traversal in Cisco IOx Application Environment
Published: March 25, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021032517
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1385)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected device does not properly validate URIs in IOx API requests. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read or write arbitrary files on the underlying operating system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.