# CVE-2021-34785: Cisco BroadWorks CommPilot Application Software Vulnerabilities

> Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary user accounts or gain elevated privileges in Cisco BroadWorks CommPilot Application Software.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vx2r-9h83-x7p6

## What is CVE-2021-34785?

CVE-2021-34785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco BroadWorks, published on 9 Sep 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco BroadWorks CommPilot Application Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to delete arbitrary user accounts or gain elevated privileges on an affected system.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-620 (Unverified Password Change)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-34785?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Broadworks Commpilot Application Software.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-34785?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-34785 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-34785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-34785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco BroadWorks

- [CVE-2021-34786](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34786/): Cisco BroadWorks CommPilot Application Software Vulnerabilities (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-34785 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-34785 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco BroadWorks, published on 9 Sep 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-34785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco BroadWorks. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34785/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34785/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-34785
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34785
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-34785

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34785/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.