CVE-2021-1495
MEDIUMCisco Firepower Threat Defense < 6.4.0.12 - Unauthenticated File Policy Bypass via HTTP Header Handling
Title source: llmDescription
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 specific HTTP header parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP packets through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass a configured file policy for HTTP packets and deliver a malicious payload.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-http-fp-bp-KfDdcQhc
Mailing List mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00011.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5354
Scores
CVSS v3
5.8
EPSS
0.0024
EPSS Percentile
46.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-755
Status
published
Products (4)
cisco/firepower_threat_defense
< 6.4.0.12
cisco/ios_xe
16.12 - 16.12.5
cisco/ios_xe
17.1 - 17.3.3
snort/snort
< 2.9.17.1
Published
Apr 29, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026