CVE-2021-1488
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 Medium 6.7
Description
A vulnerability in the upgrade process of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject commands that could be executed with root privileges on the underlying operating system (OS). This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted upgrade package file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject commands that could be executed with root privileges on the underlying OS.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-1488
- Assigner
- ykramarz@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-04-29T18:15:09
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-08-05T16:16:27
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 9.13 | 9.13.1.21 |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 9.14 | 9.14.2.13 |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 9.15 | 9.15.1.10 |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.5.0 | 6.6.4 |
| cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.7.0 | 6.7.0.2 |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_1010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_1120:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_1140:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_1150:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_2110:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_2120:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_2130:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_2140:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.2
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.7
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 0.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-cmdinj-TKyQfDcU | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1488 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-1488 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:16:37 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 01:19:55 | psirt@cisco.com | ykramarz@cisco.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-05 01:19:55 | 2021-04-29T18:15Z | 2021-04-29T18:15:09 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 01:19:55 | 2022-08-05T16:16:27 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 01:19:55 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |