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CVE-2019-15978

Cisco Data Center Network Manager Command Injection Vulnerabilities

Severity Score

7.2
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST and SOAP API endpoints of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges on the DCNM application to inject arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system (OS). For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory. Note: The severity of these vulnerabilities is aggravated by the vulnerabilities described in the Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities advisory, published simultaneously with this one.

Múltiples vulnerabilidades en los endpoints REST y SOAP API de Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), podrían permitir a un atacante remoto autenticado con privilegios administrativos en la aplicación DCNM inyectar comandos arbitrarios sobre el sistema operativo (SO) subyacente. Para más información sobre estas vulnerabilidades, véase la sección Detalles de este aviso. Nota: La gravedad de estas vulnerabilidades está agravada por las vulnerabilidades descritas en el aviso de Vulnerabilidades de Omisión de Autenticación de Cisco Data Center Network Manager, que se publicaron simultáneamente con este.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Cisco Data Center Network Manager. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.
The specific flaw exists within the processing of requests to the fabrics endpoint. When parsing the name parameter in the createLanFabric method, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.

*Credits: Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Source Incite
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-09-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-01-03 CVE Published
  • 2020-02-06 First Exploit
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-22 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • 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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 Data Center Network Manager
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 < 11.3\(1\)
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Affected