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Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Arbitrary File Read and Write (cisco-sa-capic-frw-Nt3RYxR2)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 157877

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller is affected by a vulnerability in an API endpoint which could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to read or write arbitrary files on an affected system.

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 CSCvw57556

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?2af4b01f

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvw57556

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 157877

File Name: cisco-sa-capic-frw-Nt3RYxR2.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: remote

Family: CISCO

Published: 2/10/2022

Updated: 2/14/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-1577

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Cisco APIC Software

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/25/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-1577