Vulnerability · Published May 22, 2021 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2021-1531Cisco Modeling Labs Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity argument injection in Cisco Modeling Labs from Cisco. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 30.5% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco Modeling Labs could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web application on the underlying operating system of an affected Cisco Modeling Labs server. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input to the web UI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web application, virl2, on the underlying operating system of the affected server. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid user credentials on the web UI.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Modeling Labs | n/a |
Weakness: CWE-88 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- 20210519 Cisco Modeling Labs Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163265/Cisco-Modeling-Labs-2.1.1-b19-Remote-Command-Execution.html x_refsource_MISC