CVE-2012-4089 Command injection in n/a
Local users with shell or debug privileges can execute arbitrary BMC commands on Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects, leading to potential 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-2012-4089?
CVE-2012-4089 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 24 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
MCTOOLS in the fabric interconnect in Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) allows local users to execute arbitrary Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) commands by leveraging (1) local, (2) shell-level, or (3) debug-level privileges at the operating-system layer, aka Bug ID CSCtg76239.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4089?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Unified Computing System.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4089?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4089 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-2012-4089 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4089 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2018-0430 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2018-0431 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2012-4078 Auth bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3w6q-chqr-4j8j.