CVE-2019-1829 Cisco Aironet Series Access Points Command Injection Vulnerability
An authenticated local attacker can exploit improper CLI input validation to gain unauthorized access to the underlying Linux OS on Cisco Aironet Access Points.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-1829?
CVE-2019-1829 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software, published on 18 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Aironet Series Access Points (APs) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain access to the underlying Linux operating system (OS) without the proper authentication. The attacker would need valid administrator device credentials. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input for certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and submitting crafted input for a CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain access to the underlying Linux OS without proper authentication.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1829?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Aironet Access Point Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1829?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1829 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-2019-1829 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1829 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Aironet Access Point Software
- CVE-2017-3834 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Aironet 1830 Series and 1850 Series Access Points
- CVE-2017-3873 Code injection in Cisco Aironet 1800, 2800, and 3800 Series Access Points
- CVE-2019-1834 Cisco Aironet Series Access Points Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1826 Cisco Aironet Series Access Points Quality of Service Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1835 Cisco Aironet Series Access Points Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmm4-f26g-5j4r.