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CVE-2021-1472
published 2021-04-08

CVE-2021-1472: Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary…

PriorityP192critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
ITWEXPLOITVulnCheck KEV
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
72.47%
99.4th percentile
Multiple vulnerabilities exist in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands or bypass authentication and upload files on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Affected

11 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
ciscocisco_small_business_rv_series_router_firmware
ciscorv160_firmware< 1.0.01.031.0.01.03
ciscorv160w_firmware< 1.0.01.031.0.01.03
ciscorv260_firmware< 1.0.01.031.0.01.03
ciscorv260p_firmware< 1.0.01.031.0.01.03
ciscorv260w_firmware< 1.0.01.031.0.01.03
ciscorv340_firmware< 1.0.03.211.0.03.21
ciscorv340w_firmware< 1.0.03.211.0.03.21
ciscorv345_firmware< 1.0.03.211.0.03.21
ciscorv345p_firmware< 1.0.03.211.0.03.21
ciscosmall_business_rv_series_routers

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

urlPOST /upload HTTP/1.1
path/upload
filenameconfig.xml
  • Monitor HTTP POST requests to the /upload endpoint on Cisco RV Series routers for command injection payloads embedded in the Cookie/sessionid field (e.g., backtick or $() subshell syntax).
  • Alert on HTTP requests to /upload with a static or base64-encoded Authorization header (e.g., QUt6NkpTeTE6dmk4cW8=) that bypasses authentication on affected Cisco RV340/RV345 devices.
  • Detect multipart/form-data POST requests to /upload containing form fields 'option', 'destination', 'file.path', 'filename', and a file upload — characteristic of exploitation attempts against this CVE.
  • Shodan/FOFA exposure: devices presenting 'Cisco rv340' in HTTP response body are likely affected targets; use as a hunting pivot.
  • Successful exploitation results in code execution as 'www-data'; look for anomalous www-data process spawning (e.g., wget, curl, shell) on Cisco RV340/RV345 devices.
  • ·Vulnerability affects RV16X/RV26X firmware versions 1.0.01.02 and below, and RV34X firmware versions 1.0.03.20 and below. Devices on newer firmware are not affected.
  • ·The Metasploit module specifically targets RV340, RV340W, RV345, and RV345P models; other RV series models may be affected by related CVEs but not this specific exploit path.
  • ·CVE-2021-1472 (auth bypass) and CVE-2021-1473 (command injection) are chained together in exploitation; both must be present for full unauthenticated RCE.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vulncheck5.3MEDIUM
vendor_oracle10.0MEDIUM
vendor_cisco7.3HIGH
vendor_redhat7.1HIGH
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