CVE-2021-1438 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-1438: Cisco Wide Area Application Services Software Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)
Weakness CWE-668
Published May 6, 2021
Last update November 8, 2024

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain access to sensitive information on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation and authorization of specific commands that a user can execute within the CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and issuing a specific set of commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files that they originally did not have permissions to access.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 6, 2021 CVE published
November 8, 2024 Record updated