Path Traversal in Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance
CVE-2021-1617
Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal or command injection attack on an affected system. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by using the web-based management interface to do one or both of the following: Execute a command using crafted input Upload a file that has been altered using path traversal techniques A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read and write arbitrary files or execute arbitrary commands as root on an affected system. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
EPSS: 0.015 (72.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1617?
- CVE-2021-1617 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance, classified under Absolute Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-07-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1617?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.