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Cisco IOS Software IOx Application Environment Path Traversal (cisco-sa-iox-pt-hWGcPf7g)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 153154

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS is affected by a vulnerability.

 - A vulnerability in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment of multiple Cisco platforms could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks and read and write files on the underlying operating system or host system. This vulnerability occurs because the device does not properly validate URIs in IOx API requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted API request that contains directory traversal character sequences to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files on the underlying operating system.
 (CVE-2021-1385)

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCvw64810, CSCvx21776, CSCvx21783

See Also

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvx21776

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvx21783

http://www.nessus.org/u?529bd81f

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvw64810

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 153154

File Name: cisco-sa-iox-pt-hWGcPf7g-ios.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 9/8/2021

Updated: 12/1/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-1385

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/24/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-1385

CWE: 22

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-iox-pt-hWGcPf7g

IAVA: 2021-A-0141-S

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCvw64810, CSCvx21776, CSCvx21783