CVE-2020-3586 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Command Injection Vulnerability

Critical 9.4 Published 18 Nov 2020 Updated 13 Nov 2024

Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Cisco DNA Spaces Connector via crafted HTTP requests, compromising integrity and availability.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-3586?

CVE-2020-3586 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Cisco DNA Spaces Connector, published on 18 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco DNA Spaces Connector could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underling operating system with privileges of the web-based management application, which is running as a restricted user. This could result in changes being made to pages served by the web-based management application impacting the integrity or availability of the web-based management application.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3586?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Dna Spaces\.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3586?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3586 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-2020-3586 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3586 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wj9h-qr23-xmqh.