Open redirect in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2021-1397
Published: May 7, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52963
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1397
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect victims to arbitrary URL.
The vulnerability exists due to improper sanitization of user-supplied data in the web-based management interface. A remote attacker can create a link that leads to a trusted website, however, when clicked, redirects the victim to arbitrary domain.
Affected software
Cisco 5000 Series Enterprise Network Compute System
UCS C-Series Rack Servers in standalone mode
UCS E-Series Servers
UCS S-Series Servers in standalone mode
Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco Integrated Management Controller
UCS C-Series Rack Servers in standalone mode
UCS E-Series Servers
UCS S-Series Servers in standalone mode
Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco Integrated Management Controller
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1397
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Integrated Management Controller - update to 3.2.12.4