CVE-2021-1577 CRITICAL

CVE-2021-1577: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
Weakness CWE-284
Published August 25, 2021
Last update November 7, 2024
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CVSS base score

9.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in an API endpoint of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cloud APIC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read or write arbitrary files on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper access control. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a specific API endpoint to upload a file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files on an affected device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 25, 2021 CVE published
November 7, 2024 Record updated