CVE-2021-1443

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software improperly sanitizes values that are parsed from a specific configuration file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tampering with a specific configuration file and then sending an API call. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary code that would be executed on the underlying operating system of the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have a privileged set of credentials to the device.

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

0.795

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI OS Command Injection Vulnerability For Cisco IOS XE Software	NCM
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (OS Command Injection) Vulnerability (CVE-2021-1443)	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