Medium severity5.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 29, 2021· Updated Aug 11, 2026
CVE-2021-1495
CVE-2021-1495
Description
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.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=16.12,<16.12.5
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=17.1,<17.3.3
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <6.4.0.12
- Range: n/a
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