CVE-2021-1579 HIGH

CVE-2021-1579: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller App Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
Weakness CWE-250
Published August 25, 2021
Last update November 7, 2024

CVSS base score

8.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

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 authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator read-only credentials to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to an insufficient role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker with Administrator read-only credentials could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specific API request using an app with admin write credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to Administrator with write privileges on the affected device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

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