SB2019082203 - OS command injection in Cisco Integrated Management Controller



SB2019082203 - OS command injection in Cisco Integrated Management Controller

Published: August 22, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019082203
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1864)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of command input in the web-based management interface. A remote authenticated attacker with read-only privileges can send a specially crafted commands to the web-based management interface, inject and execute arbitrary system-level commands with root privileges on the target device.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

This vulnerability affects the following Cisco 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) Platform

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.