CVE-2021-1578 - OpenCVE

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 to elevate privileges to Administrator on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to an improper policy default setting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a non-privileged credential for Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO) to send a specific API request to a managed Cisco APIC or Cloud APIC device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain Administrator credentials on the affected device.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vendors & Products
CPE Configurations

Vendors	Products
Cisco	Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Application Policy Infrastructure Controller

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.0\(2h\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cloud_application_policy_infrastructure_controller::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cloud_application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.0\(2h\):::::::*

References

Link	Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-capic-pesc-pkmGK4J	Vendor Advisory

History

No history.

MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2021-08-25T00:00:00

Updated: 2021-08-25T19:10:21

Reserved: 2020-11-13T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-1578

JSON object: View

NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-25T20:15:10.080

Modified: 2023-11-07T03:28:40.820

Link: CVE-2021-1578

JSON object: View

Redhat Information

No data.

CWE

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