CVE-2018-0274 Command injection in Cisco Network Services Orchestrator unknown

High 8.8 Published 7 Jun 2018 Updated 29 Nov 2024

Authenticated attackers can inject malicious arguments into CLI commands to execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges on Cisco NSO.

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-2018-0274?

CVE-2018-0274 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Network Services Orchestrator unknown, published on 7 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the CLI parser of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the root user. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious arguments into vulnerable commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the affected system. This vulnerability affects the following releases of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO): 4.1 through 4.1.6.0, 4.2 through 4.2.4.0, 4.3 through 4.3.3.0, 4.4 through 4.4.2.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf99982.

Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0274?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Network Services Orchestrator.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0274?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0274 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-2018-0274 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-73h9-784v-5f52.