CVE-2021-1218 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-1218: Cisco Smart Software Manager Satellite Open Redirect Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem
Weakness CWE-601 · Open redirect
Published January 20, 2021
Last update November 12, 2024

CVSS base score

4.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the web management interface of Cisco Smart Software Manager satellite could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to redirect a user to an undesired web page. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the URL parameters in an HTTP request that is sent to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request that could cause the web application to redirect the request to a specified malicious URL. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to redirect a user to a malicious website.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 20, 2021 CVE published
November 12, 2024 Record updated