Credentials management in Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences - CVE-2021-1522
Published: August 5, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55608
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1522
CWE-ID: CWE-255
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker can compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a password policy check is incomplete at the time a password is changed at server side using the API. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted API request and change their own password to a value that does not comply with the configured strong authentication requirements.
Affected software
Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1522
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences - update to 10.6.3MR1