CVE-2019-1879 Cisco Integrated Management Controller CLI Command Injection Vulnerability

Medium 6.4 Published 20 Jun 2019 Updated 20 Nov 2024

Authenticated local attackers can inject arbitrary commands into the Cisco IMC CLI to execute code with root privileges.

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-2019-1879?

CVE-2019-1879 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 20 Jun 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 Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input at the CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with the administrator password via the CLI of an affected device and submitting crafted input to the affected commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device with root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1879?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Integrated Management Controller, Cisco Unified Computing System.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1879?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1879 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-2019-1879 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1879 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mx75-wcpj-g9rf.