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8.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2021-1443
Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software improperly sanitizes values that are parsed from a specific configuration file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tampering with a specific configuration file and then sending an API call. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary code that would be executed on the underlying operating system of the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have a privileged set of credentials to the device.

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-1443 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
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvu60249
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-2021-1443.

URL Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ios-xe-os-cmd-inj-Ef6TV5e9 Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ios-xe-os-cmd-inj-Ef6TV5e9 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-1443 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-2021-1443 weaknesses.

CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters CAPEC-40: Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-75: Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-183: IMAP/SMTP Command Injection IMAP/SMTP Command Injection CAPEC-248: Command Injection Command Injection CAPEC-6: Argument Injection Argument Injection CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection

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-2021-1443 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-1443 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-ios-xe-os-cmd-inj-Ef6TV5e9
  • 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:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 29, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ios-xe-os-cmd-inj-Ef6TV5e9 No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ios-xe-os-cmd-inj-Ef6TV5e9 Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.2s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.3h:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.3s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.4c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.9.5f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1g:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1w:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1y:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1z:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1z1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1za:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.2s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.2t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.3a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.3s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.1.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.1.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.1.1t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.2.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.2.1r:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.2.1v:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software improperly sanitizes values that are parsed from a specific configuration file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tampering with a specific configuration file and then sending an API call. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary code that would be executed on the underlying operating system of the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have a privileged set of credentials to the device. A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability exists because the affected software improperly sanitizes values that are parsed from a specific configuration file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tampering with a specific configuration file and then sending an API call. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject arbitrary code that would be executed on the underlying operating system of the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have a privileged set of credentials to the device.
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 8.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.66 }} -0.14%

score

0.70104

percentile