Insufficiently protected credentials in Cisco Nexus Insights - CVE-2021-34765
Published: September 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56259
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34765
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Nexus Insights
Cisco Nexus Insights
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to proper role-based access control (RBAC) filters are not applied to file download actions. A remote authenticated attacker can download sensitive files that should be restricted and disclose the sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-34765
Install updates from vendor's website.