What is CVE-2021-1589?

CVE-2021-1589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-1589?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage

CVE-2021-1589

A vulnerability in the disaster recovery feature of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to user credentials. This vulnerability exists because access to API endpoints is not properly restricted. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a request to an API endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to administrative credentials that could be used in further attacks.

EPSS: 0.010 (58.5th 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

Cisco Sd-wan Vmanage — versions n/a
Cisco Sd-wan

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1589?: CVE-2021-1589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-1589?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.