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Cisco Firepower Device Manager On-Box Software RCE (cisco-sa-fdm-rce-Rx6vVurq)
high Nessus Plugin ID 152527
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
According to its self-reported version, Cisco Firepower Device Manager (FDM) On-Box software is affected by a vulnerability in the REST API that allows 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.Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvx44278See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 152527
File Name: cisco-sa-fdm-rce-Rx6vVurq.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 8/12/2021
Updated: 8/17/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-1518
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:firepower_device_manager_on-box
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Cisco Firepower Device Manager Web Interface
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/21/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/21/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-1518