CVE-2021-1403

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site WebSocket hijacking (CSWSH) attack and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient HTTP protections in the web UI on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading an authenticated user of the web UI to follow a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to corrupt memory on the affected device, forcing it to reload and causing a DoS condition.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.4
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.109

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking Vulnerability For Cisco IOS XE SoftwareNCM
Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames Vulnerability (CVE-2021-1403)NCM

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-1706107Security 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