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CVE-2018-0481

Cisco IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Severity Score

6.7
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in the CLI parser of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute commands on the underlying Linux shell of an affected device with root privileges. The vulnerability exist because the affected software improperly sanitizes command arguments, failing to prevent access to certain internal data structures on an affected device. An attacker who has privileged EXEC mode (privilege level 15) access to an affected device could exploit these vulnerabilities on the device by executing CLI commands that contain custom arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the affected device.

Una vulnerabilidad en el analizador CLI de Cisco IOS XE Software podría permitir que un atacante local autenticado ejecute comandos en el shell Linux subyacente de un dispositivo afectado con privilegios root. La vulnerabilidad existe debido a que el software afectado sanea incorrectamente los argumentos de comando, lo que evita el acceso a ciertas estructuras de datos internas de un dispositivo afectado. Un atacante que tenga acceso privilegiado en modo EXEC (nivel 15 de privilegios) a un dispositivo afectado podría explotar estas vulnerabilidades en el dispositivo ejecutando comandos CLI que contienen argumentos personalizados. Su explotación con éxito podría permitir que el atacante ejecute comandos arbitrarios con privilegios root en el dispositivo afectado.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-11-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-10-05 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-17 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Cisco
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 Ios Xe
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 15.3\(3\)s3.16
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Affected
Cisco
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 Ios Xe
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 16.7\(1\)
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Affected
Cisco
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 Ios Xe
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 16.7.1
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Affected