CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-1447

A vulnerability in the user account management system of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to a procedural flaw in the password generation algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enabling specific Administrator-only features and connecting to the appliance through the CLI with elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root and access the underlying operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid Administrator credentials.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

6.7 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sma-priv-esc-JJ8zxQsC Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-05-06 01:15

Updated : 2021-05-14 07:13

NVD link : CVE-2021-1447

Mitre link : CVE-2021-1447

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-269