CVE-2021-1518 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-1518: Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published July 22, 2021
Last update November 7, 2024

CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Firepower Device Manager (FDM) On-Box Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitization of user input on specific REST API commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the API subsystem of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid low-privileged user credentials.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 22, 2021 CVE published
November 7, 2024 Record updated