CVE-2021-1518 Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on Cisco Firepower Device Manager via crafted REST API requests due to insufficient input sanitization.
- 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-2021-1518?
CVE-2021-1518 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, published on 22 Jul 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1518?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1518?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2021-1518 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1518 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jrp9-wjr5-77p4.