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CVE-2021-1577

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in an API endpoint of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cloud APIC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read or write arbitrary files on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper access control. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a specific API endpoint to upload a file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files on an affected device.

Una vulnerabilidad en un endpoint de la API de Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) y Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cloud APIC) podría permitir a un atacante remoto no autenticado leer o escribir archivos arbitrarios en un sistema afectado. Esta vulnerabilidad es debido a un control de acceso inapropiado. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad al usar un endpoint específico de la API para cargar un archivo en un dispositivo afectado. Una explotación con éxito podría permitir al atacante leer o escribir archivos arbitrarios en un dispositivo afectado.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-11-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-08-25 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-28 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-11-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Cisco
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 Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
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 < 3.2\(10e\)
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-
Affected
Cisco
Search vendor "Cisco"
 Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
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 >= 4.0 < 4.2\(6h\)
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Application Policy Infrastructure Controller" and version " >= 4.0 < 4.2\(6h\)"
-
Affected
Cisco
Search vendor "Cisco"
 Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
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 >= 5.0 < 5.1\(3e\)
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Application Policy Infrastructure Controller" and version " >= 5.0 < 5.1\(3e\)"
-
Affected
Cisco
Search vendor "Cisco"
 Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller"
 < 3.2\(10e\)
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller" and version " < 3.2\(10e\)"
-
Affected
Cisco
Search vendor "Cisco"
 Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller"
 >= 4.0 < 4.2\(6h\)
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller" and version " >= 4.0 < 4.2\(6h\)"
-
Affected
Cisco
Search vendor "Cisco"
 Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller"
 >= 5.0 < 5.1\(3e\)
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller" and version " >= 5.0 < 5.1\(3e\)"
-
Affected