CVE-2021-1443

Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI OS Command Injection Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software improperly sanitizes values that are parsed from a specific configuration file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tampering with a specific configuration file and then sending an API call. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary code that would be executed on the underlying operating system of the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have a privileged set of credentials to the device.

Una vulnerabilidad en la Interfaz de Usuario Web del Software Cisco IOS XE, podría permitir a un atacante remoto autenticado ejecutar código arbitrario con privilegios root en el sistema operativo subyacente de un dispositivo afectado. La vulnerabilidad se presenta porque el software afectado sanea incorrectamente los valores que se analizan de un archivo de configuración específico. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad alterando un archivo de configuración específico y luego mediante el envío de una llamada a la API. Una explotación con éxito podría permitir al atacante inyectar código arbitrario que se ejecutaría en el sistema operativo subyacente del dispositivo afectado. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, el atacante debería tener un conjunto privilegiado de credenciales para el dispositivo

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-11-13 CVE Reserved
2021-03-24 CVE Published
2023-06-16 EPSS Updated
2024-11-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ios-xe-os-cmd-inj-Ef6TV5e9	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.1a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.1a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.1b Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.1b"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.1c Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.1c"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.1d Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.1d"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.1s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.1s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.2a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.2a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.2s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.2s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.3 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.3"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.3a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.3a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.3h Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.3h"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.3s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.3s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.4 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.4"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.4c Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.4c"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.5 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.5"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.9.5f Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.9.5f"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1b Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1b"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1c Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1c"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1d Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1d"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1e Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1e"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1f Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1f"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1g Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1g"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.1s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.1s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.10.3 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.10.3"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.11.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.11.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.11.1a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.11.1a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.11.1b Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.11.1b"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.11.1c Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.11.1c"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.11.1s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.11.1s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.11.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.11.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1c Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1c"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1t Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1t"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1w Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1w"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1x Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1x"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1y Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1y"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1z Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1z"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1z1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1z1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.1za Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.1za"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.2a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.2a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.2s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.2s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.2t Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.2t"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.3 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.3"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.3a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.3a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				16.12.3s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "16.12.3s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.1.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.1.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.1.1a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.1.1a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.1.1s Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.1.1s"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.1.1t Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.1.1t"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.1.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.1.2"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.2.1 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.2.1"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.2.1a Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.2.1a"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.2.1r Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.2.1r"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Ios Xe Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe"				17.2.1v Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Ios Xe" and version "17.2.1v"		-		Affected