CVE-2019-16005 Cisco Webex Video Mesh Node Command Injection Vulnerability
An authenticated admin can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on Cisco Webex Video Mesh nodes via the web interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-16005?
CVE-2019-16005 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Webex Video Mesh, published on 26 Jan 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Webex Video Mesh could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the web-based management interface with administrative privileges and supplying crafted requests to the application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system with root privileges on a targeted node.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16005?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Collaboration Meeting Rooms, Cisco Webex Video Mesh.
How do I fix CVE-2019-16005?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16005 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-2019-16005 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Webex Video Mesh
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4534-m3xx-hqqj.