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MEDIUM
CVE-2021-1371
Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Console Port Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability in the role-based access control of Cisco IOS XE SD-WAN Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with read-only privileges to obtain administrative privileges by using the console port when the device is in the default SD-WAN configuration. This vulnerability occurs because the default configuration is applied for console authentication and authorization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the console port and authenticating as a read-only user. A successful exploit could allow a user with read-only permissions to access administrative privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2021, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-1371 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 ios_xe
2 Cisco ios_xe_sd-wan
3 Cisco 1100_integrated_services_router
4 Cisco 1101_integrated_services_router
5 Cisco 1109_integrated_services_router
6 Cisco 111x_integrated_services_router
7 Cisco 1120_integrated_services_router
8 Cisco 1160_integrated_services_router
9 Cisco 4221_integrated_services_router
10 Cisco asr_1000
11 Cisco 1111x_integrated_services_router
12 Cisco 4321_integrated_services_router
13 Cisco 4331_integrated_services_router
14 Cisco 4351_integrated_services_router
15 Cisco 4431_integrated_services_router
16 Cisco 4451_integrated_services_router
17 Cisco 4461_integrated_services_router
18 Cisco cloud_services_router_1000v
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-2021-1371.

URL Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-esc-rSNVvTf9 Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-esc-rSNVvTf9 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-1371 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-1371 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-esc-rSNVvTf9
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4321:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:4321_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4351:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:4351_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4431:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:4431_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4461:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:4461_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1100_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1101:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1101_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_111x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:111x_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1111x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1111x_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1120:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1120_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1160:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1160_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4451:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:4451_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1109:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:1109_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4221:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:4221_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4331:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:4331_integrated_services_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-esc-rSNVvTf9 No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-esc-rSNVvTf9 Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe_sd-wan:17.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cloud_services_router_1000v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asr_1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1101:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1109:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1111x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_111x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1120:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_1160:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4221:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4321:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4331:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4351:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4431:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4451:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:isr_4461:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2021-1371 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-2021-1371 weaknesses.

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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