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CVE-2021-1393
published 2021-02-24

CVE-2021-1393: Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Application Services Engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain privileged access to host-level…

PriorityP265critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.25%
81.1th percentile
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Application Services Engine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain privileged access to host-level operations or to learn device-specific information, create diagnostic files, and make limited configuration changes. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Affected

4 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
ciscoapplication_policy_infrastructure_controller
ciscoapplication_services_engine>= 1.1 < 1.1\(3e\)1.1\(3e\)
ciscoapplication_services_engine_unauthorized_access
ciscocisco_application_services_engine_software

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • CVE-2021-1393 affects Cisco Application Services Engine; look for unauthenticated remote access attempts targeting host-level operations, diagnostic file creation, or configuration changes on this platform
  • Track Cisco bug IDs CSCvw14124 and CSCvw55819 for patch status and vendor-specific detection guidance related to this vulnerability
  • CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) and CWE-552 (Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties) are the root weakness classes; monitor for unauthenticated requests to sensitive API endpoints or file-access paths on Cisco Application Services Engine
  • ·No workarounds are available; the only remediation is applying Cisco-released software updates

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_cisco9.8CRITICAL
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