#VU13223 OS command execution in Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) - CVE-2018-0274
Published: June 6, 2018 / Updated: June 7, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13223
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0274
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO)
Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute shell commands on the target system.
The weakness exists in the CLI parser of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) due to incorrect processing of the user’s input data in the certain parameter. A remote attacker can inject malicious arguments into vulnerable commands and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in the CLI parser of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) due to incorrect processing of the user’s input data in the certain parameter. A remote attacker can inject malicious arguments into vulnerable commands and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 4.1.6.1, 4.2.4.1, 4.3.3.1, 4.4.2.1.