Improper access control in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller - CVE-2021-1581
Published: August 26, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56110
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1581
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in an API endpoint. A remote attacker can use a specific API endpoint to upload files and fill the upload partition of the affected device.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1581
Install updates from vendor's website.