HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2021-1571

Sf220 24 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
7.2
EPSS
9.7%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business 220 Series Smart Switches could allow an attacker to do the following: Hijack a user session Execute arbitrary commands as a root user on the underlying operating system Conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack Conduct an HTML injection attack For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Sf220 24 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
  • CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2021-06-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 9.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2021-1571

  • Confirm whether Cisco Sf220 24 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2021-1571.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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