CVE-2021-1465 Path traversal in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager

Medium 4.3 Published 18 Nov 2024 Updated 18 Nov 2024

Authenticated attackers can exploit insufficient validation to traverse directories, read sensitive files, and write arbitrary files on Cisco SD-WAN vManage systems.

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-2021-1465?

CVE-2021-1465 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, published on 18 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a directory traversal attack and obtain read access to sensitive files on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request that contains directory traversal character sequences to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write arbitrary files on the affected system.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1465?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1465?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1465 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2021-1465 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1465 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-p966-47mp-f6w3.