SB2021082611 - Privilege escalation in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller and Cloud APIC
Published: August 26, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021082611
CSH Severity
Medium
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) Execution with unnecessary privileges (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1579)
CWE-ID: CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an insufficient role-based access control (RBAC). A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted API request and elevate privileges to Administrator with write privileges on the affected device.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.