#VU55236 Code Injection in Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box - CVE-2021-1518

 

#VU55236 Code Injection in Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box - CVE-2021-1518

Published: July 22, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU55236
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1518
CWE-ID: CWE-94
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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the REST API. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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