CVE-2021-1403

HIGH

Cisco IOS XE - Unauthenticated Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking and Denial of Service via Crafted Link

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site WebSocket hijacking (CSWSH) attack and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient HTTP protections in the web UI on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading an authenticated user of the web UI to follow a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to corrupt memory on the affected device, forcing it to reload and causing a DoS condition.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4
EPSS 0.0060
EPSS Percentile 43.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-345 CWE-1021
Status published
Products (50)
cisco/ios_xe 3.15.1xbs
cisco/ios_xe 3.15.2xbs
cisco/ios_xe 16.3.1
cisco/ios_xe 16.3.1a
cisco/ios_xe 16.3.2
cisco/ios_xe 16.3.3
cisco/ios_xe 16.3.4
cisco/ios_xe 16.3.5
cisco/ios_xe 16.3.5b
cisco/ios_xe 16.3.6
... and 40 more
Published Mar 24, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026