Insufficiently protected credentials in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder - CVE-2021-1537
Published: June 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53757
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1537
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected credentials in the application installer. A local attacker can download the installer, extract its contents and gain access to sensitive information.
Affected software
Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1537
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder - update to 1.0.5