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

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

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Feb 2019
- **Updated:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p7c3-96fj-v9cf

## 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 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1663?

It affects 3 products.


Products: 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.

## 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:

- Cisco RV110W/RV130(W)/RV215W Routers Management Interface Remote Command Execution (metasploit)
- Cisco RV130W Routers - Management Interface Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)
- Cisco RV130W Routers - Management Interface Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)
- Cisco RV130W 1.0.3.44 - Remote Stack Overflow (exploitdb)
- Cisco RV110W/RV130(W)/RV215W Routers Management Interface - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)
- Cisco RV110W/RV130(W)/RV215W Routers Management Interface - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Rv110w Firmware

- [CVE-2022-20825](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20825/): Command injection in Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-1459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1459/): Command injection in Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-3144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3144/): Cisco RV110W, RV130, RV130W, and RV215W Routers Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-0425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0425/): Cisco RV110W, RV130W, and RV215W Routers Management Interface Information Disclosure Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-0426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0426/): Cisco RV110W, RV130W, and RV215W Routers Management Interface Directory Traversal Vulnerability (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1663 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Cisco Rv110w Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1663/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1663/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1663
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1663
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1663

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1663/
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