Path traversal in Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance - CVE-2021-1617
Published: July 22, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55234
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1617
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the web-based management interface. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1617
Install update from vendor's website.
Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance - update to 1.0.9 292