CVE-2021-1447— Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2021-1447
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Cisco Content Security Management Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability in the user account management system of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to a procedural flaw in the password generation algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enabling specific Administrator-only features and connecting to the appliance through the CLI with elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root and access the underlying operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid Administrator credentials.
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
特权管理不恰当
Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Title
Cisco Content Security Management Appliance 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Cisco Content Security Management Appliance（SMA）是美国思科（Cisco）公司的一套内容安全管理设备。该设备主要用于管理电子邮件和Web安全设备的所有策略、报告、审计信息等。 Cisco Content Security Management Appliance 存在安全漏洞，攻击者可利用该漏洞将其权限提升。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) | n/a | - |
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- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sma-priv-esc-JJ8zxQsCvendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1447
Same Patch Batch · Cisco · 2021-05-06 · 41 CVEs total
| CVE-2021-1275 | 9.8 CRITICAL | Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1468 | 9.8 CRITICAL | Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1497 | 9.8 CRITICAL | Cisco HyperFlex HX Command Injection Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1498 | 9.8 CRITICAL | Cisco HyperFlex HX Command Injection Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1505 | 9.8 CRITICAL | Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1506 | 9.8 CRITICAL | Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1508 | 9.8 CRITICAL | Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1284 | 8.8 HIGH | Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Authentication Bypass Vulnerability |
| CVE-2021-1400 | 8.8 HIGH | Cisco Small Business 100, 300, and 500 Series Wireless Access Points Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1401 | 8.8 HIGH | Cisco Small Business 100, 300, and 500 Series Wireless Access Points Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1421 | 7.8 HIGH | Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Command Injection Vulnerability |
| CVE-2021-1513 | 7.5 HIGH | Cisco SD-WAN Software vDaemon Denial of Service Vulnerability |
| CVE-2021-1511 | 7.5 HIGH | Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Software Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1510 | 7.5 HIGH | Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Software Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1509 | 7.5 HIGH | Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Software Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1365 | 7.1 HIGH | Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service SQL Injection Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1363 | 7.1 HIGH | Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service SQL Injection Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-1426 | 7.0 HIGH | Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows DLL and Executable Hijacking Vulnerabi |
| CVE-2021-1430 | 7.0 HIGH | Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows DLL and Executable Hijacking Vulnerabi |
| CVE-2021-1427 | 7.0 HIGH | Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows DLL and Executable Hijacking Vulnerabi |
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