Command Injection in Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem - CVE-2021-1138
Published: January 20, 2021 / Updated: January 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49900
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1138
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the web UI. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
Affected software
Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1138
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem - update to 6.3.0