Improper access control in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - CVE-2021-1508

 

Improper access control in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - CVE-2021-1508

Published: May 6, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52926
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1508
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the cluster mode management interface. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the application.


Affected software

Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage)

How to mitigate CVE-2021-1508

Install updates from vendor's website.

Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - addressed in versions 20.4.1, 20.5.1

External References

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