CVE-2017-6616 Code injection in Cisco Integrated Management Controller
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code on Cisco Integrated Management Controller via crafted HTTP requests due to insufficient input sanitization.
- 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-2017-6616?
CVE-2017-6616 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Cisco Integrated Management Controller, published on 20 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based GUI of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) 3.0(1c) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not sufficiently sanitize specific values that are received as part of a user-supplied HTTP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user on the affected system. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvd14578.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6616?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Integrated Management Controller Supervisor.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6616?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2017-6616 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6616 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Integrated Management Controller
- CVE-2019-1935 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Unified Computing System Director
- CVE-2019-1937 Auth bypass in Cisco Unified Computing System Director
- CVE-2019-1974 Auth bypass in Cisco Unified Computing System Director
- CVE-2015-6259 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2019-1864 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wj7q-5hj5-43hf.