CVE-2021-1617: cisco cisco intersight virtual appliance Absolute Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-1617 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability in cisco cisco intersight virtual appliance. EPSS estimates a 1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 22-07-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-36Absolute Path TraversalThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.