OS Command Injection in Cisco Integrated Management Controller - CVE-2019-1865
Published: August 29, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20451
CSH Severity: High
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:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1865
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 web-based management interface. A remote authenticated attacker can invoke an interface monitoring mechanism with a crafted argument and inject and execute arbitrary, system-level commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
This vulnerability affects the following products that are running Cisco IMC Software:
- UCS C-Series and S-Series Servers in standalone mode
- UCS E-Series Servers
- 5000 Series Enterprise Network Compute System (ENCS) Platforms
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1865
Install updates from vendor's website.