OS Command Injection in Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance - CVE-2021-1618
Published: July 22, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55235
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1618
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user 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 administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application 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 Intersight Virtual Appliance
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1618
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance - update to 1.0.9 292