CVE-2017-12305 Command injection in Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series
An authenticated local attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Cisco IP Phones via the debug interface due to insufficient input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-12305?
CVE-2017-12305 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series, published on 16 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the debug interface of Cisco IP Phone 8800 series could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands, aka Debug Shell Command Injection. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and submitting additional command input to the affected parameter in the debug shell. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf80034.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12305?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ip Phone 8800 Series Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-12305?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12305 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-2017-12305 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12305 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series
Sources
Also known as GHSA-59mj-2qff-f42p.