CVE-2021-1578 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An authenticated attacker can elevate privileges to Administrator on Cisco APIC devices by sending a specific API request using non-privileged credentials.
- 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-2021-1578?
CVE-2021-1578 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC), published on 25 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in an API endpoint of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cloud APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to Administrator on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to an improper policy default setting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using a non-privileged credential for Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO) to send a specific API request to a managed Cisco APIC or Cloud APIC device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain Administrator credentials on the affected device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1578?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller, Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1578?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1578 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-1578 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1578 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
- CVE-2021-1393 Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-1396 Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-1577 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-20011 Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
- CVE-2021-1579 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller App Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9fcm-298r-cw5q.