CVE-2021-1482 Cisco SD-WAN vManage Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

Medium 6.4 Published 15 Nov 2024 Updated 15 Nov 2024

Authenticated attackers can bypass authorization checks to access sensitive information in Cisco SD-WAN vManage.

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-2021-1482?

CVE-2021-1482 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, published on 15 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 bypass authorization checking and gain access to sensitive information on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization checks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to the web-based management interface of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authorization checking and gain access to sensitive information on the affected system.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1482?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1482?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1482 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-2021-1482 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1482 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-922x-h9px-jp85.