Execution with unnecessary privileges in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller - CVE-2021-1579

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Execution with unnecessary privileges in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller - CVE-2021-1579

Published: August 26, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU56112
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1579
CWE-ID: CWE-250
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to an insufficient role-based access control (RBAC). A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted API request and elevate privileges to Administrator with write privileges on the affected device.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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