What is CVE-2021-1477?

CVE-2021-1477 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2021-1477?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center

CVE-2021-1477

A vulnerability in an access control mechanism of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to access services beyond the scope of their authorization. This vulnerability is due to insufficient enforcement of access control in the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by directly accessing the internal services of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite policies and impact the configuration and operation of the affected device.

EPSS: 0.007 (48.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Firepower Management Center — versions n/a
Cisco Secure_firewall_management_center

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1477?: CVE-2021-1477 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2021-1477?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.