CVE-2018-0431 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability

High 8.8 Published 5 Oct 2018 Updated 26 Nov 2024

Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary commands to execute code with root privileges on Cisco Integrated Management Controller devices.

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-2018-0431?

CVE-2018-0431 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, 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 Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of command input by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject and execute arbitrary, system-level commands with root privileges on an affected device.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0431?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Unified Computing System.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0431?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0431 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-2018-0431 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-qmgx-qvh8-5237.