CVE-2019-15958 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 8.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can upload malicious files during HA registration to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on Cisco Prime Infrastructure and EPNM.

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-2019-15958?

CVE-2019-15958 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, published on 26 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation during the initial High Availability (HA) configuration and registration process of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file during the HA registration period. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root-level privileges on the underlying operating system. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited during the HA registration period. See the Details section for more information.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15958?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, Cisco Prime Infrastructure.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15958?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15958 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-15958 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15958 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4gj6-pp76-wxr5.

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