High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2021· Updated Aug 11, 2026
CVE-2021-34762
CVE-2021-34762
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a directory traversal attack on an affected device. The attacker would require valid device credentials. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of the HTTPS URL by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTPS request that contains directory traversal character sequences to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or write arbitrary files on the device.
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Affected products
21cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:6.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center_virtual_appliance:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <6.4.0.13
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:6.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sourcefire_defense_center:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: n/a
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