OS Command Injection in Cisco Integrated Management Controller - CVE-2019-1896
Published: August 29, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20450
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1896
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 Certificate Signing Request (CSR) function in the web-based management interface. A remote authenticated administrator can submit a specially crafted CSR and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Cisco Integrated Management Controller
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1896
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Integrated Management Controller - addressed in versions 2.0.13o, 3.0.4k, 4.0.2f, 4.0.4b