CVE-2019-12694 Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Command Injection Vulnerability
An authenticated local attacker with admin privileges can execute arbitrary OS commands as root via crafted CLI arguments in Cisco FTD.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-12694?
CVE-2019-12694 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense, published on 2 Oct 2019. 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) of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrative privileges to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing a specific CLI command that includes crafted arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying OS with root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12694?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12694?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12694 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-2019-12694 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12694 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-p3g5-9x37-r3rh.