Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability
A vulnerability in an API endpoint of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cloud APIC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read or write arbitrary files on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper access control. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a specific API endpoint to upload a file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files on an affected device. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-1577US | critical9.1OT elevated | — | ||
A vulnerability in an API endpoint of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cloud APIC) could allo… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerabilityself
- Cisco Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- considering software upgradesexternal
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/end-user-license-agreement.htmlexternal
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/web/tsd-cisco-worldwide-contacts.htmlexternal
- Cisco Security Advisories pageexternal
remediations (1)
- FixedCisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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