CVE-2006-1961 Command injection in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary Linux shell commands via metacharacters in the CLI show command, leading to full system compromise.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1961?
CVE-2006-1961 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco CiscoWorks Wireless LAN Solution Engine (WLSE) and WLSE Express before 2.13, Hosting Solution Engine (HSE) and User Registration Tool (URT) before 20060419, and all versions of Ethernet Subscriber Solution Engine (ESSE) and CiscoWorks2000 Service Management Solution (SMS) allow local users to gain Linux shell access via shell metacharacters in arguments to the "show" command in the application's command line interface (CLI), aka bug ID CSCsd21502 (WLSE), CSCsd22861 (URT), and CSCsd22859 (HSE). NOTE: other issues might be addressed by the Cisco advisory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1961?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Cisco Ciscoworks 2000 Service Management Solution, Cisco Ethernet Subscriber Solution Engine, Cisco Hosting Solution Engine, Cisco User Registration Tool, Cisco Wireless Lan Solution Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2006-1961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-89fx-5fv2-j67w.