Command injection vulnerability - CVE-2016-1450

 

Command injection vulnerability - CVE-2016-1450

Published: July 15, 2016 / Updated: July 18, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU155
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1450
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
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Affected software:

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the expectation of a certain file type during an upload. A remote authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands by injecting specially crafted command arguments.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

How to mitigate CVE-2016-1450

Patch for this vulnerability id available through the Cisco Bug Search Tool.

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