CVE-2019-1663 Cisco RV110W, RV130W, and RV215W Routers Management Interface Remote Command Execution Vulnerability

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary code with high privileges on Cisco RV series routers via malicious HTTP requests to the management interface.

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-2019-1663?

CVE-2019-1663 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Cisco Rv110w Firmware, published on 28 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of the Cisco RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall, Cisco RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router, and Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied data in the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious HTTP requests to a targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system of the affected device as a high-privilege user. RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall versions prior to 1.2.2.1 are affected. RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router versions prior to 1.0.3.45 are affected. RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router versions prior to 1.3.1.1 are affected.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1663?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Cisco Rv110w Firmware, Cisco Rv130w Firmware, Cisco Rv215w Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1663?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1663 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-2019-1663 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-1663 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 5 Exploit-DB entries and 3 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Cisco Rv110w Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p7c3-96fj-v9cf.

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