CVE-2021-1571: cisco cisco small business 220 series smart plus switches Improper Authentication

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-1571 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Authentication vulnerability in cisco cisco small business 220 series smart plus switches. EPSS estimates a 9.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 16-06-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business 220 Series Smart Switches could allow an attacker to do the following: Hijack a user session Execute arbitrary commands as a root user on the underlying operating system Conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack Conduct an HTML injection attack For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.