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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2021-1585 – Cisco Adaptive Security Device Manager Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2021-1359

A vulnerability in the configuration management of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input for the web interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading crafted XML configuration files that contain scripting code to a vulnerable device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. An attacker would need a valid user account with the rights to upload configuration files to exploit this vulnerability

Impact

  • Code Execution
  • Privilege Escalation

Affected Vendors

Cisco

Affected Products

  • Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)
  • Cisco AsyncOS

Remediation

Refer to Cisco Security Advisory for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information.

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-scr-web-priv-esc-k3HCGJZ

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