Vulnerability · Published Aug 25, 2021 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2021-1579Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller App Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw 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 2.1% (higher than 82% 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 authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator read-only credentials to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to an insufficient role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker with Administrator read-only credentials could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specific API request using an app with admin write credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to Administrator with write privileges on the affected device.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) | n/a |
Weakness: CWE-250 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- 20210825 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller App Privilege Escalation Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO