CVE-2021-1522 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-1522

Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences Strong Authentication Requirements Enforcement Bypass

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the change password API of Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to alter their own password to a value that does not comply with the strong authentication requirements that are configured on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because a password policy check is incomplete at the time a password is changed at server side using the API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted API request to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to change their own password to a value that does not comply with the configured strong authentication requirements.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: August 4th, 2021
Last Modified: November 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-255

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.