CVE-2021-1144
HIGHCisco Connected Mobile Experiences - Authenticated Password Modification via Incorrect Authorization
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX) could allow a remote, authenticated attacker without administrative privileges to alter the password of any user on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of authorization checks for changing a password. An authenticated attacker without administrative privileges could exploit this vulnerability by sending a modified HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to alter the passwords of any user on the system, including an administrative user, and then impersonate that user.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cmxpe-75Asy9k
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0045
EPSS Percentile
63.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (3)
cisco/connected_mobile_experiences
10.6.0
cisco/connected_mobile_experiences
10.6.1
cisco/connected_mobile_experiences
10.6.2
Published
Jan 13, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026