CVE-2019-1755 Cisco IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published 28 Mar 2019 Updated 21 Nov 2024

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands with highest privileges on Cisco IOS XE devices via crafted HTTP requests to the WSMA function.

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-2019-1755?

CVE-2019-1755 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xe, published on 28 Mar 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the Web Services Management Agent (WSMA) function of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary Cisco IOS commands as a privilege level 15 user. The vulnerability occurs because the affected software improperly sanitizes user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted HTTP requests to the targeted application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected device.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1755?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios Xe.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1755?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1755 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-2019-1755 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-p86p-8mm3-4fqg.