cisco firepower-device-manager-on-box CVE-2021-1518 vulnerability in Cisco Products
Published on July 22, 2021

Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Firepower Device Manager (FDM) On-Box Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitization of user input on specific REST API commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the API subsystem of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need valid low-privileged user credentials.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2021-1518 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Type

What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

CVE-2021-1518 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2021-1518

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Cisco Firepower Device Manager On Box
 
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
 

Affected Versions

Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Version n/a is affected by CVE-2021-1518

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.69%
Percentile
71.41%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.