CVE-2021-1416 Cisco Identity Services Engine Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Medium 6.5 Published 17 Feb 2021 Updated 8 Nov 2024

Authenticated read-only administrators can access sensitive system configuration data due to improper privilege enforcement in the Cisco ISE Admin portal.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-1416?

CVE-2021-1416 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine, published on 17 Feb 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Admin portal of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. These vulnerabilities are due to improper enforcement of administrator privilege levels for sensitive data. An attacker with read-only administrator access to the Admin portal could exploit these vulnerabilities by browsing to one of the pages that contains sensitive data. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to collect sensitive information regarding the configuration of the system. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1416?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Identity Services Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1416?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1416 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2021-1416 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1416 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Identity Services Engine vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pr54-58f7-qjcc.