CVE-2021-1618
MEDIUMEPSS 85th pctlDescription
Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal or command injection attack on an affected system. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by using the web-based management interface to do one or both of the following: Execute a command using crafted input Upload a file that has been altered using path traversal techniques A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read and write arbitrary files or execute arbitrary commands as root on an affected system. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.
References
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-13159 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2018-20250 | High | 7.8 | 96% | KEV + Ransom | - |
| CVE-2024-48248 | High | 8.6 | 94% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2024-13160 | Critical | 9.8 | 91% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2024-13161 | Critical | 9.8 | 90% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2023-3765 | Critical | 10.0 | 68% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2021-1618?
Upgrade intersight virtual appliance to 1.0.9-292 or later.
Is CVE-2021-1618 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2021-1618 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2021-1618?
CVE-2021-1618 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2021-1618 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for intersight virtual appliance (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.