Improper Authorization in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - CVE-2021-1482
Published: April 22, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52484
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1482
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient authorization checks. A remote authenticated attacker can send specially crafted HTTP requests to bypass authorization checking and gain access to sensitive information on the affected system.
Affected software
Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage)
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1482
Install updates from vendor's website.
Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - update to 20.5.1