CVE-2021-1579
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller App Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.1 High
- Published
- Aug 25, 2021
- Updated
- Nov 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 13, 2020
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | cisco |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)Cisco |
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References
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