High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 13, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-1144
CVE-2021-1144
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX) could allow a remote, authenticated attacker without administrative privileges to alter the password of any user on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of authorization checks for changing a password. An authenticated attacker without administrative privileges could exploit this vulnerability by sending a modified HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to alter the passwords of any user on the system, including an administrative user, and then impersonate that user.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:cisco:connected_mobile_experiences:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:connected_mobile_experiences:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:connected_mobile_experiences:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:connected_mobile_experiences:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: n/a
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