SB2021061622 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Small Business 220 Series Smart Switches



SB2021061622 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Small Business 220 Series Smart Switches

Published: June 16, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021061622
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 25% Medium 25% Low 50%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1542)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of weak sessionidentifiers. A remote unauthenticated attacker can guess active session identifier, bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1541)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input for TFTP configuration parameters. A remote user can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.


3) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1543)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


4) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1571)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.