Privilege escalation in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
CVE-2021-1416
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Admin portal of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. These vulnerabilities are due to improper enforcement of administrator privilege levels for sensitive data. An attacker with read-only administrator access to the Admin portal could exploit these vulnerabilities by browsing to one of the pages that contains sensitive data. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to collect sensitive information regarding the configuration of the system. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
- Cisco Identity Services Engine — versions 2.3.0, 2.4.0, 2.6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-info… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1416?
- CVE-2021-1416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-17.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1416?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.