Input validation error in Cisco Prime Infrastructure - CVE-2019-1821
Published: May 19, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18525
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1821
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote non-authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.
Affected software
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1821
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Prime Infrastructure - update to 3.4.1
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
- Exploit #5840 - Cisco Prime Infrastructure Health Monitor HA TarArchive - Directory Traversal / Remote Code Execution (June 17, 2021)
- Exploit #4752 - Cisco Prime Infrastructure Health Monitor HA TarArchive Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (October 27, 2020)
- Exploit #256 - CiscoExploit (Cisco Exploit (CVE-2019-1821 Cisco Prime Infrastructure Remote Code Execution/CVE-2019-1653/Cisco SNMP RCE/Dump Cisco RV320 Password)) (March 18, 2020)
- Exploit #1569 - Cisco Prime Infrastructure Health Monitor TarArchive Directory Traversal Vulnerability (March 18, 2020)
External References
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-pi-rce
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvo22842
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvo28680
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvo62258
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvo62280