CVE-2013-5533 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.0 Published Updated

Local attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands and gain elevated privileges on Cisco 9900 Unified IP phones via the image-upgrade functionality.

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-2013-5533?

CVE-2013-5533 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Oct 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The image-upgrade functionality on Cisco 9900 Unified IP phones allows local users to gain privileges by placing shell commands in an unspecified parameter, aka Bug ID CSCuh10334.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5533?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Cisco Unified Ip Phone 9951, Cisco Unified Ip Phone 9971, Cisco Unified Ip Phones 9900 Series Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5533?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5533 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-2013-5533 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5533 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-822w-g3w7-5625.

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