Vulnerability · Published Aug 25, 2021 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2021-1577Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity improper access control in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) | n/a |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- 20210825 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO