CVE-2015-6435 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands on Cisco Firepower and UCS Manager devices via a crafted HTTP request to a CGI script.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-6435?

CVE-2015-6435 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System, published on 22 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An unspecified CGI script in Cisco FX-OS before 1.1.2 on Firepower 9000 devices and Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager before 2.2(4b), 2.2(5) before 2.2(5a), and 3.0 before 3.0(2e) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCur90888.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6435?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System, Cisco Unified Computing System.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6435?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6435 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-2015-6435 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6435 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gpx2-q6w9-gh7p.

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