Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Cisco XE: CVE-2021-1435: Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Cisco XE: CVE-2021-1435: Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/25/2021
Created
03/25/2021
Added
03/25/2021
Modified
01/05/2024

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands that can be executed as the root user. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web UI of an affected device with arbitrary commands injected into a portion of the request. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user.

Solution(s)

  • cisco-xe-upgrade-latest

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;