#VU52735 XML External Entity injection in Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box - CVE-2021-1369

 

#VU52735 XML External Entity injection in Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box - CVE-2021-1369

Published: April 29, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52735
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1369
CWE-ID: CWE-611
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input in the REST API. A remote authenticated attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and view contents of arbitrary files on the system or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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