CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-1256

6.0 MEDIUM Published 2021-04-29 Modified 2026-08-11 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2021-04-29
Last modified
2026-08-11
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.0 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
6.0 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
3.6 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-22, CWE-552

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite files on the file system of an affected device by using directory traversal techniques. A successful exploit could cause system instability if important system files are overwritten. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input for the file path in a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to a targeted device and issuing a specific CLI command with crafted user input. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the file system of the affected device. The attacker would need valid user credentials on the device.

Affected configurations

• cisco secure firewall threat defense (<= 6.4.0) • cisco secure firewall threat defense (>= 6.6.0 < 6.6.4)

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness
  • CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties weakness

References