CVE-2019-5323 Command injection in AirWave Management Platform

High 7.2 Published 27 Feb 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Administrative users can execute arbitrary commands on the AirWave host due to unsanitized input fields.

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-2019-5323?

CVE-2019-5323 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in AirWave Management Platform, published on 27 Feb 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There are command injection vulnerabilities present in the AirWave application. Certain input fields controlled by an administrative user are not properly sanitized before being parsed by AirWave. If conditions are met, an attacker can obtain command execution on the host.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5323?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Airwave.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5323?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5323 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-2019-5323 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5323 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vv7f-8rp8-rq42.