Improper Privilege Management in Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU57105

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34766

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient authorization of the System User and System Operator role capabilities. A remote authenticated attacker can create, read, update, or delete records and settings in multiple functions.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem: before 8-202108

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ssm-priv-esc-5g35cdDJ

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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