Cisco HyperFlex HX: cisco-sa-hyperflex-rce-tjjnrkpr: Command Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2021-1497: A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco HyperFlex HX Installer Virtual Machine could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack against an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected device as the root user.

CVE-2021-1498: A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack against an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected device as the tomcat8 user.

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