Vulnerability · Published Oct 27, 2021 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2021-34762Cisco Firepower Management Center Software Authenticated Directory Traversal Vulnerability
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Cisco Firepower Management Center from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a directory traversal attack on an affected device. The attacker would require valid device credentials. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of the HTTPS URL by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTPS request that contains directory traversal character sequences to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files on the device.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Firepower Management Center | n/a |
Weakness: CWE-26 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- 20211027 Cisco Firepower Management Center Software Authenticated Directory Traversal Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO