CVE-2021-1447
published 2021-05-06CVE-2021-1447: A vulnerability in the user account management system of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authenticated…
PriorityP335medium6.7CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRHUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.27%
19.5th percentile
A vulnerability in the user account management system of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to a procedural flaw in the password generation algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enabling specific Administrator-only features and connecting to the appliance through the CLI with elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root and access the underlying operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid Administrator credentials.
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | cisco_content_security_management_appliance | — | — |
| cisco | content_security_management_appliance | < 12.8.1-002 | 12.8.1-002 |
| cisco | content_security_management_appliance | — | — |
| cisco | content_security_management_appliance | >= 13.0.0-249 < 13.8.1-068 | 13.8.1-068 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_cisco6.7MEDIUM
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Cisco
Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
vendor_cisco·2021-05-05·CVSS 6.7
CVE-2021-1447 [MEDIUM] CWE-269 Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the user account management system of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges to root.
This vulnerability is due to a procedural flaw in the password generation algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enabling specific Administrator-only features and connecting to the appliance through the CLI with elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root and access the underlying operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid Administrator credentials.
Cisco has released software updates that add
Cisco
Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
vendor_cisco·CVSS 3.1
CVE-2021-1447 Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2021-1447: Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the user account management system of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges to root . This vulnerability is due to a procedural flaw in the password generation algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enabling specific Administrator -only features and connecting to the appliance through the CLI with elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root and access the underlying operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid Administrator credentials. Cisco has released software u
GHSA
GHSA-mvqh-q454-4f7x: A vulnerability in the user account management system of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authentica
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2021-1447 [HIGH] CWE-269 GHSA-mvqh-q454-4f7x: A vulnerability in the user account management system of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authentica
A vulnerability in the user account management system of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to a procedural flaw in the password generation algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enabling specific Administrator-only features and connecting to the appliance through the CLI with elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root and access the underlying operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid Administrator credentials.
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2021-05-06
Published