Vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
CVE-2021-1306
A vulnerability in the restricted shell of Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), and Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, local attacker to identify directories and write arbitrary files to the file system. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of parameters that are sent to a CLI command within the restricted shell. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the device and issuing certain CLI commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to identify file directories on the affected device and write arbitrary files to the file system on the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must be an authenticated shell user.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 10.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
- Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager
- Cisco Identity Services Engine — versions 2.7.0, 3.0.0
- Cisco Prime Infrastructure — versions 3.8.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ade-xcvA… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1306?
- CVE-2021-1306 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-05-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1306?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.