OS Command Injection in Cisco Integrated Management Controller - CVE-2019-1885
Published: August 23, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20380
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1885
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Integrated Management Controller
Cisco Integrated Management Controller
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Redfish protocol. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted commands to the web-based management interface and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
This vulnerability affects the following Cisco products that are running Cisco IMC Software:
- UCS C-Series and S-Series Servers in standalone mode
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1885
Install updates from vendor's website.