OS Command Injection in Cisco Data Center Network Manager - CVE-2019-15978
Published: January 6, 2020 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23970
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-2019-15978
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the REST API due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when the processing of requests to the fabrics endpoint in the "createLanFabric" component. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target device.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15978
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Data Center Network Manager - update to 11.3.1