CVE-2021-1359
MEDIUMCisco AsyncOS 11.8.0-12.0.3-005 - Authenticated Command Injection and Privilege Escalation via XML Configuration Upload
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the configuration management of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input for the web interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading crafted XML configuration files that contain scripting code to a vulnerable device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. An attacker would need a valid user account with the rights to upload configuration files to exploit this vulnerability.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-scr-web-priv-esc-k3HCGJZ
Scores
CVSS v3
6.3
EPSS
0.0118
EPSS Percentile
79.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-112
Status
published
Products (3)
cisco/asyncos
11.8.0 - 12.0.3-005
cisco/web_security_appliance
11.8.0-429
cisco/web_security_appliance
11.8.0-453
Published
Jul 08, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026