CVE-2015-6396 Command injection in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands as administrator on Cisco RV routers via crafted CLI parameters.

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-2015-6396?

CVE-2015-6396 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Rv215w Wireless-N Vpn Router Firmware, published on 8 Aug 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The CLI command parser on Cisco RV110W, RV130W, and RV215W devices allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands as an administrator via crafted parameters, aka Bug IDs CSCuv90134, CSCux58161, and CSCux73567.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6396?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Cisco Rv110w Wireless-N Vpn Firewall Firmware, Cisco Rv130w Wireless-N Multifunction Vpn Router Firmware, Cisco Rv215w Wireless-N Vpn Router Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6396?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6396 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-2015-6396 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6396 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

All Cisco Rv215w Wireless-N Vpn Router Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v3jr-r4jq-v97q.

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