CVE-2019-1883 Cisco Integrated Management Controller CLI Command Injection Vulnerability

High 7.0 Published 21 Aug 2019 Updated 20 Nov 2024

Authenticated local attackers with read-only credentials can inject commands into the Cisco IMC CLI to gain root privileges.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-1883?

CVE-2019-1883 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 21 Aug 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 command-line interface of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker with read-only credentials to inject arbitrary commands that could allow them to obtain root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input on the command-line interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with read-only privileges via the CLI of an affected device and submitting crafted input to the affected commands. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device with root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1883?

It affects 2 products.

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

How do I fix CVE-2019-1883?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1883 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-2019-1883 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1883 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2fxw-qpjx-9wpm.