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CVE-2021-1438

Cisco Wide Area Application Services Software Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published: May 6, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-668
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 84.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain access to sensitive information on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation and authorization of specific commands that a user can execute within the CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and issuing a specific set of commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files that they originally did not have permissions to access.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-668

Affected Products

Cisco Systems Inc.
commercial·USaka cisco, cisco systems
wide area application services
Networking Infrastructure
Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)
Networking Infrastructure
Cisco Wide Area Application Services Software
Networking Infrastructure

Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-waas-infdisc-Twb4EypK
tools.cisco.com
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-waas-infdisc-Twb4EypK
tools.cisco.com
https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021050611
cybersecurity-help.cz

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