CVE-2021-1223

HIGH

Cisco Snort - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm

Description

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured file policy for HTTP. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of an HTTP range header. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP packets through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured file policy for HTTP packets and deliver a malicious payload.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0041
EPSS Percentile 60.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-693
Status published

Affected Products (6)

cisco/firepower_threat_defense < 6.7.0
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
cisco/secure_firewall_management_center
cisco/ios_xe < 17.4.1
snort/snort < 2.9.17

Timeline

Published Jan 13, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026