CVE-2021-1488
Published on: 04/29/2021 12:00:00 AM UTC
Last Modified on: 08/05/2022 04:16:00 PM UTC
CVE-2021-1488 - advisory for cisco-sa-asa-cmdinj-TKyQfDcU
Source: Mitre Source: NIST CVE.ORG Print: PDF
Certain versions of Adaptive Security Appliance from Cisco contain the following vulnerability:
A vulnerability in the upgrade process of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject commands that could be executed with root privileges on the underlying operating system (OS). This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted upgrade package file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject commands that could be executed with root privileges on the underlying OS.
- CVE-2021-1488 has been assigned by
[email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as MEDIUM severity. - The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
- Affected Vendor/Software: Cisco - Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software version n/a
CVSS3 Score: 6.7 - MEDIUM
| Attack Vector ⓘ |
Attack Complexity |
Privileges Required |
User Interaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOCAL | LOW | HIGH | NONE |
| Scope | Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
| UNCHANGED | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH |
CVSS2 Score: 7.2 - HIGH
| Access Vector ⓘ |
Access Complexity |
Authentication |
|---|---|---|
| LOCAL | LOW | NONE |
| Confidentiality Impact |
Integrity Impact |
Availability Impact |
| COMPLETE | COMPLETE | COMPLETE |
CVE References
| Description | Tags ⓘ | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software for Firepower 1000 and 2100 Series Appliances Command Injection Vulnerability | tools.cisco.com text/html |
CISCO 20210428 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software for Firepower 1000 and 2100 Series Appliances Command Injection Vulnerability |
Related QID Numbers
- 316972 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software for Firepower 1000 and 2100 Series Appliances Command Injection Vulnerability(cisco-sa-asa-cmdinj-TKyQfDcU)
Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Cisco | Adaptive Security Appliance | All | All | All | All |
| Hardware
| Cisco | Firepower 1010 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware
| Cisco | Firepower 1120 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware
| Cisco | Firepower 1140 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware
| Cisco | Firepower 1150 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware
| Cisco | Firepower 2110 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware
| Cisco | Firepower 2120 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware
| Cisco | Firepower 2130 | - | All | All | All |
| Hardware
| Cisco | Firepower 2140 | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Cisco | Firepower Threat Defense | All | All | All | All |
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_1010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_1120:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_1140:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_1150:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_2110:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_2120:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_2130:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firepower_2140:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
Social Mentions
| Source | Title | Posted (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
 /r/netcve |
CVE-2021-1488 | 2021-04-29 18:41:35 |