#VU52741 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2021-1256

 

#VU52741 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2021-1256

Published: April 29, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52741
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1256
CWE-ID: CWE-552
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to overwrite files on the target system 

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user input for the file path in a specific CLI command. A local administrator can overwrite arbitrary files on the file system of the affected device.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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