Path traversal in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2021-34762

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Path traversal in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2021-34762

Published: October 29, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57794
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34762
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the web-based management interface. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read or write arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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