#VU50931 Missing authentication for critical function in Cisco Application Services Engine - CVE-2021-1393
Published: February 24, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50931
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1393
CWE-ID: CWE-306
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Application Services Engine
Cisco Application Services Engine
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient access controls for a service running in the Data Network. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted network packets to the affected system and gain unauthorized access to run containers or invoke host-level operations.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in a complete compromise of the affected system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.