Cisco HyperFlex HX Command Injection Vulnerabilities [CVE-2021-1497 and CVE-2021-1498]

CVE numbers – CVE-2021-1497 and CVE-2021-1498

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco HyperFlex HX could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device.

Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.

CVE-2021-1497: Cisco HyperFlex HX Installer Virtual Machine Command Injection Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco HyperFlex HX Installer Virtual Machine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack against an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected device as the root user.

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Bug ID(s): CSCvx36014, CSCvx36019
CVE ID: CVE-2021-1497
Security Impact Rating (SIR): Critical
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2021-1498: Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Command Injection Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack against an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected device as the tomcat8 user.

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Bug ID(s): CSCvx37435
CVE ID: CVE-2021-1498
Security Impact Rating (SIR): High
CVSS Base Score: 7.3
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L