Unprotected storage of credentials in Cisco SD-WAN vManage - CVE-2021-1589

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Unprotected storage of credentials in Cisco SD-WAN vManage - CVE-2021-1589

Published: September 24, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU56869
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1589
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco SD-WAN vManage
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to other users' credentials.

The vulnerability exists due to access to API endpoints is not properly restricted in the disaster recovery feature. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and gain unauthorized access to administrative credentials.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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