CVE-2016-1442 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands on Cisco Prime Infrastructure via crafted field values in the administrative web interface.

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

What is CVE-2016-1442?

CVE-2016-1442 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Prime Infrastructure, published on 7 Jul 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The administrative web interface in Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) before 3.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via crafted field values, aka Bug ID CSCuy96280.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1442?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

How do I fix CVE-2016-1442?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1442 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-2016-1442 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1442 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Prime Infrastructure vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4xcw-6wfp-8h2m.

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