CVE-2021-1579 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller App Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An authenticated attacker with read-only admin credentials can escalate to write privileges via an API request due to insufficient RBAC in Cisco APIC.
- 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-2021-1579?
CVE-2021-1579 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 with Administrator read-only credentials to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to an insufficient role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker with Administrator read-only credentials could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specific API request using an app with admin write credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to Administrator with write privileges on the affected device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1579?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller, Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1579?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-1579 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1579 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-2021-1578 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-246h-5xw7-rvcg.