CVE-2021-1384

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco IOx application hosting environment of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject commands into the underlying operating system as the root user. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of fields in the application packages loaded onto IOx. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a crafted application .tar file and loading it onto the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform command injection into the underlying operating system as the root user.

Risk Information

Base Score

7.2

MODERATE

Vector

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

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

16.124

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Cisco IOx for IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability For Cisco IOS XE Software	NCM
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (OS Command Injection) Vulnerability (CVE-2021-1384)	NCM

Patch Details

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Patch ID	Patch Description
PATCH-1706107	Security Update for Cisco IOS XE Software 5.2(1)SV5(1.3a)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234