# CVE-2016-1365: Command injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands as root in Cisco APIC-EM via a crafted upgrade parameter.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q9m6-5269-jg29

## What is CVE-2016-1365?

CVE-2016-1365 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Grapevine update process in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module (APIC-EM) 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root via a crafted upgrade parameter, aka Bug ID CSCux15507.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1365?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-1365?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1365 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-1365 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1365 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-0427](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0427/): Command injection in Digital Network Architecture (DNA) Center (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-12262](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12262/): Misconfiguration in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Module (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-0368](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0368/): Information disclosure in Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center unknown (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-1386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1386/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-1318](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1318/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-1365 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-1365 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Aug 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1365 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1365/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1365/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1365
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1365
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1365

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