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Cisco IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability
high Nessus Plugin ID 127913
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE Software is affected by a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute commands on the underlying Linux shell of an affected device with root privileges.The vulnerability occurs because the affected software improperly sanitizes user-supplied input.An attacker who has valid administrator access to an affected device could exploit this vulnerability by supplying a username with a malicious payload in the web UI and subsequently making a request to a specific endpoint in the web UI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to run arbitrary commands as the root user, allowing complete compromise of the system.
Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvi36805See Also
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-71135
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 127913
File Name: cisco-sa-20190327-iosxe-cmdinject.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 8/20/2019
Updated: 5/3/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1756
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-1756
BID: 107598