Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch up to 1.1.0 CLI Interface command injection

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch up to 1.1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component CLI Interface. Such manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-5425. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch up to 1.1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component CLI Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch X v1.1.0 and prior, an authenticated user can execute arbitrary shell commands over the SSH interface bypassing the CLI interface, which allow them to escalate privileges to root.

The bug was discovered 03/27/2019. The weakness was shared 04/10/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at community.ubnt.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-5425 since 01/04/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Ubiquiti

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• Networks EdgeSwitch

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• 1.0
• 1.1.0

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• commercial

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