CVE-2018-0433 Cisco SD-WAN Solution Command Injection Vulnerability

High 7.8 Published 5 Oct 2018 Updated 26 Nov 2024

Authenticated local attackers can inject arbitrary commands into the CLI to execute code with root privileges on Cisco SD-WAN devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-0433?

CVE-2018-0433 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Solution, published on 5 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the command-line interface (CLI) in the Cisco SD-WAN Solution could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and submitting crafted input to the CLI utility. The attacker must be authenticated to access the CLI utility. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0433?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Cisco Vbond Orchestrator, Cisco Vedge 1000 Firmware, Cisco Vedge 100 Firmware, Cisco Vedge 2000 Firmware, Cisco Vedge 5000 Firmware, Cisco Vedge Cloud Router Platform and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0433?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0433 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-2018-0433 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0433 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r8cw-3qqx-pr24.