A vulnerability in an API endpoint of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (Cloud APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator read-only credentials to elevate privileges on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to an insufficient role-based access control (RBAC). An attacker with Administrator read-only credentials could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specific API request using an app with admin write credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to Administrator with write privileges on the affected device.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: 2021-08-25T19:10:26.575278Z
Updated: 2024-09-16T23:02:09.696Z
Reserved: 2020-11-13T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-1579
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2021-08-25T20:15:10.303
Modified: 2023-11-07T03:28:41.010
Link: CVE-2021-1579
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