CVE-2018-0424 Cisco RV110W, RV130W, and RV215W Routers Management Interface Command Injection Vulnerability

High 8.8 Published 5 Oct 2018 Updated 26 Nov 2024

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on Cisco RV routers via the web management 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-2018-0424?

CVE-2018-0424 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Rv110w Firmware, published on 5 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of the Cisco RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall, Cisco RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router, and Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input to scripts by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to a targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the root user.

Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0424?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Cisco Rv110w Firmware, Cisco Rv130w Firmware, Cisco Rv215w Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0424?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0424 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-2018-0424 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0424 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mm33-w43h-6m3f.