Vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center
CVE-2021-1265
A vulnerability in the configuration archive functionality of Cisco DNA Center could allow any privilege-level authenticated, remote attacker to obtain the full unmasked running configuration of managed devices. The vulnerability is due to the configuration archives files being stored in clear text, which can be retrieved by various API calls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and executing a series of API calls. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve the full unmasked running configurations of managed devices.
EPSS: 0.009 (56.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1265?
- CVE-2021-1265 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-01-20.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1265?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.