CVE-2021-1447

A vulnerability in the user account management system of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to a procedural flaw in the password generation algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enabling specific Administrator-only features and connecting to the appliance through the CLI with elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root and access the underlying operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid Administrator credentials.

CVSS v3.0 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

6.7^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sma-priv-esc-JJ8zxQsC	Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance::::::::

Information

Published : 2021-05-06 06:15

Updated : 2021-05-14 12:13

NVD link : CVE-2021-1447

Mitre link : CVE-2021-1447

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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Products Affected

cisco

content_security_management_appliance

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