Command injection in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) - CVE-2018-0338
Published: June 6, 2018 / Updated: March 31, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13231
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0338
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the role-based access-checking mechanisms of Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Software due to the affected software lacks proper input and validation checks for certain file systems. A local attacker can issue a specially crafted commands in the CLI and execute unwanted arbitrary commands.
Affected software
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
How to mitigate CVE-2018-0338
Install update from vendor's website.
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) - update to 3.2.3a