SB2021042909 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software



SB2021042909 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software

Published: April 29, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021042909
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1256)

CWE-ID: CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to overwrite files on the target system 

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user input for the file path in a specific CLI command. A local administrator can overwrite arbitrary files on the file system of the affected device.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.