Open redirect in Cisco Integrated Management Controller



Published: 2021-05-07
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-1397
CWE-ID CWE-601
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Cisco 5000 Series Enterprise Network Compute System
Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software

UCS C-Series Rack Servers in standalone mode
Other software / Other software solutions

UCS E-Series Servers
Other software / Other software solutions

UCS S-Series Servers in standalone mode
Other software / Other software solutions

Cisco UCS Manager
Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration

Cisco Integrated Management Controller
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor Cisco Systems, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Open redirect

EUVDB-ID: #VU52963

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1397

CWE-ID: CWE-601 - URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.

The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data in the web-based management interface. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco 5000 Series Enterprise Network Compute System: 4.4.2

UCS C-Series Rack Servers in standalone mode: 4.1.2f

UCS E-Series Servers: 3.2.11.5

Cisco UCS Manager: 4.1.3b

UCS S-Series Servers in standalone mode: 4.0.2o

Cisco Integrated Management Controller: before 3.2.12.4

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-imc-openred-zAYrU6d2


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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