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: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1487
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager
Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1487
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Prime Infrastructure - update to 3.9
Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager - update to 5.1
Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager - update to 5.1