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CVE-2021-1579 A vulnerability in an API endpoint of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud…

Description

A vulnerability in an API endpoint of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cloud APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator read-only credentials to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to an insufficient role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker with Administrator read-only credentials could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specific API request using an app with admin write credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to Administrator with write privileges on the affected device.

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)	Versions not published

References

20210825 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller App Privilege Escalation Vulnerability tools.cisco.com

Timeline

Published August 25, 2021
Last modified November 7, 2024

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