XML External Entity injection in Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box - CVE-2021-1369
Published: April 29, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52735
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1369
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input in the REST API. A remote authenticated attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Affected software
Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1369
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box - addressed in versions 6.5.0.5, 6.6.3, 6.7.0