Unprotected storage of credentials in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2021-1126

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Unprotected storage of credentials in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2021-1126

Published: January 13, 2021 / Updated: January 18, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU49585
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1126
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to other users' credentials.

The vulnerability exists due to clear-text storage and weak permissions of related configuration files. A local user can view the credentials that are used to access the proxy server.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-1126

Install updates from vendor's website.

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