What is CVE-2021-1538?

CVE-2021-1538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Software, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2021-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2021-1538?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

RCE in Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Software

CVE-2021-1538

A vulnerability in the configuration dashboard of Cisco Common Services Platform Collector (CSPC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitization of configuration entries. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in as a super admin and entering crafted input to configuration options on the CSPC configuration dashboard. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute remote code as root.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.018 (77.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Software — versions n/a
Cisco Common_services_platform_collector

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1538?: CVE-2021-1538 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Software, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2021-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-1538?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.