OS Command Injection in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller - CVE-2021-1580
Published: August 26, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56109
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-2021-1580
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 UI. 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 Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1580
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller - addressed in versions 3.2.10e, 4.2.6h, 5.1.3e, 5.2.1g
Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller - addressed in versions 3.2.10e, 4.2.6h, 5.1.3e, 5.2.1g
Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller - addressed in versions 3.2.10e, 4.2.6h, 5.1.3e, 5.2.1g