5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-1126
"Cisco Firepower Management Center Proxy Server Credential Exposure"
Description

A vulnerability in the storage of proxy server credentials of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to view credentials for a configured proxy server. The vulnerability is due to clear-text storage and weak permissions of related configuration files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the CLI of the affected software and viewing the contents of the affected files. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view the credentials that are used to access the proxy server.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 13, 2021, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 5, 2022, 7:28 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-1126 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco firepower_management_center
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-1126.

URL Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-infodisc-RJdktM6f Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-1126 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-1126 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-infodisc-RJdktM6f No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-infodisc-RJdktM6f Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-522
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.7.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-1126 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-1126 weaknesses.

CAPEC-50: Password Recovery Exploitation Password Recovery Exploitation CAPEC-102: Session Sidejacking Session Sidejacking CAPEC-474: Signature Spoofing by Key Theft Signature Spoofing by Key Theft CAPEC-509: Kerberoasting Kerberoasting CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-555: Remote Services with Stolen Credentials Remote Services with Stolen Credentials CAPEC-560: Use of Known Domain Credentials Use of Known Domain Credentials CAPEC-561: Windows Admin Shares with Stolen Credentials Windows Admin Shares with Stolen Credentials CAPEC-600: Credential Stuffing Credential Stuffing CAPEC-644: Use of Captured Hashes (Pass The Hash) Use of Captured Hashes (Pass The Hash) CAPEC-645: Use of Captured Tickets (Pass The Ticket) Use of Captured Tickets (Pass The Ticket) CAPEC-652: Use of Known Kerberos Credentials Use of Known Kerberos Credentials CAPEC-653: Use of Known Operating System Credentials Use of Known Operating System Credentials CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files Using Malicious Files CAPEC-60: Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) CAPEC-61: Session Fixation Session Fixation CAPEC-62: Cross Site Request Forgery Cross Site Request Forgery CAPEC-122: Privilege Abuse Privilege Abuse CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing Directory Indexing CAPEC-180: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels CAPEC-206: Signing Malicious Code Signing Malicious Code CAPEC-234: Hijacking a privileged process Hijacking a privileged process CAPEC-642: Replace Binaries Replace Binaries
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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