Vulnerability Report

CVE-2021-1495

Title: Cisco Snort Detection Engine HTTP File Policy Bypass

Security Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2021-1495.

CWE Category CWE-755
Published Date Apr 29, 2021
Modified Date Nov 21, 2024
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 5.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.23%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2021-1495: 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.

Impacted Vendors

M
martin_roesch 1
C
cisco 21
S
snort 1

Reference Links

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00011.html https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-http-fp-bp-KfDdcQhc https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5354 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/02/msg00011.html https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-http-fp-bp-KfDdcQhc https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5354
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
CHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2021-1495 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.