SB2021102132 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine
Published: October 21, 2021
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40123)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permissions settings on an affected device. A remote authenticated attacker can send a crafted HTTP request and download files that should be restricted.
2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34738)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the web-based management interface. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.