CVE-2021-1576: Cisco Business Process Automation Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-07-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-285

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco Business Process Automation (BPA) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to Administrator. These vulnerabilities are due to improper authorization enforcement for specific features and for access to log files that contain confidential information. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities either by submitting crafted HTTP messages to an affected system and performing unauthorized actions with the privileges of an administrator, or by retrieving sensitive data from the logs and using it to impersonate a legitimate privileged user. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to Administrator.

Affected products

Cisco Business Process Automation (BPA): before 3.1 — fixed in 3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Business Process Automation (BPA) 3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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