CVE-2021-1559 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Medium 6.5 Published 22 May 2021 Updated 8 Nov 2024

Authenticated high-privileged attackers can inject commands to execute arbitrary code as root in Cisco DNA Spaces Connector containers.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2021-1559?

CVE-2021-1559 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco DNA Spaces Connector, published on 22 May 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco DNA Spaces Connector could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack on an affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input sanitization when executing affected commands. A high-privileged attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities on a Cisco DNA Spaces Connector by injecting crafted input during command execution. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root within the Connector docker container.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1559?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Dna Spaces\.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1559?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1559 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2021-1559 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1559 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cq84-m873-rx6r.