# CVE-2019-5323: Command injection in AirWave Management Platform

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

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vv7f-8rp8-rq42

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5323?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2019-5323 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in AirWave Management Platform

- [CVE-2016-2031](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2031/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-8368](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8368/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2021-25166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25166/): Command injection in Aruba AirWave Management Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-25167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25167/): Command injection in Aruba AirWave Management Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-25151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25151/): Deserialization in Aruba AirWave Management Platform (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-5323 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: AirWave Management Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5323/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5323/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5323
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5323
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-5323

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5323/
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