CVE-2019-1650 Cisco SD-WAN Solution Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

High 8.8 Published 24 Jan 2019 Updated 20 Nov 2024

Authenticated attackers can exploit improper input validation in the CLI save command to overwrite arbitrary files and escalate privileges to root.

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

What is CVE-2019-1650?

CVE-2019-1650 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN Solution, published on 24 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the Cisco SD-WAN Solution could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the save command in the CLI of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying the save command in the CLI of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of an affected device and escalate their privileges to the root user.

Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1650?

It affects 8 products.

Products include Cisco Sd-Wan, Cisco Vbond Orchestrator, Cisco Vedge 1000 Firmware, Cisco Vedge 100 Firmware, Cisco Vedge 2000 Firmware, Cisco Vedge 5000 Firmware and 2 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1650?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1650 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-2019-1650 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1650 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wchj-88hf-ghm5.