OS Command Injection in Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager - CVE-2021-1487
Published: May 20, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53398
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1487
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the web-based management interface. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1487
Install updates from vendor's website.