VDB-190530 · CVE-2021-28501 · GCVE-0-2021-28501

Arista EOS AAA API improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Arista EOS and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component AAA API. The manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-28501. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Arista EOS (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component AAA API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/15/2022. The advisory is available at arista.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-28501 since 03/16/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Arista

Name

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.1
CNA Vector (Arista Networks, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

03/16/2021 🔍
01/15/2022 +305 days 🔍
01/15/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/19/2022 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: arista.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-28501 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-28501
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-190530

Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2022 07:44
Updated: 01/19/2022 10:49
Changes: 01/15/2022 07:44 (46), 01/19/2022 10:44 (1), 01/19/2022 10:49 (1)
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