OS Command Injection in Cisco Data Center Network Manager - CVE-2019-15979
Published: January 6, 2020 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23971
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-2019-15979
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 SOAP API within the processing of requests to the importTS endpoint of the SanWSService/SanWS service. 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-2019-15979
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Data Center Network Manager - update to 11.3.1