CVE-2019-12620 Cisco HyperFlex Software Counter Value Injection Vulnerability

Medium 5.3 Published 18 Sep 2019 Updated 19 Nov 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary values into the statistics service, causing the web interface to display invalid data to users.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-12620?

CVE-2019-12620 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series, published on 18 Sep 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the statistics collection service of Cisco HyperFlex Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary values on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authentication for the statistics collection service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending properly formatted data values to the statistics collection service of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the web interface statistics view to present invalid data to users.

Weakness: CWE-345

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12620?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Cisco Hyperflex Hx220c Af M5 Firmware, Cisco Hyperflex Hx220c Edge M5 Firmware, Cisco Hyperflex Hx220c M5 Firmware, Cisco Hyperflex Hx240c Af M5 Firmware, Cisco Hyperflex Hx240c M5 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12620?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12620 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2019-12620 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12620 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-33f4-9hr4-253g.