Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server RCE (cisco-sa-ewrce-QPynNCjh)

high Nessus Plugin ID 153398

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability in its web-based management interface due to incorrect handling of certain crafted software images that are uploaded to an affected device. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvy96491

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 153398

File Name: cisco-sa-ewrce-QPynNCjh.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: CISCO

Published: 9/15/2021

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

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-2021-34716

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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:/h:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server, cpe:/a:cisco:telepresence_video_communication_server_software

Required KB Items: Cisco/TelePresence_VCS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/18/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-34716

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-ewrce-QPynNCjh

IAVA: 2021-A-0389-S

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCvy96491

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