Cisco Integrated Management Controller Web-based Management Interface os command injection

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Cisco Integrated Management Controller. This impacts an unknown function of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation results in os command injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2019-1864. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco Integrated Management Controller (the affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown part of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands that are executed with root privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of command input by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious commands to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker, with read-only privileges, to inject and execute arbitrary, system-level commands with root privileges on an affected device.

The weakness was released 08/21/2019 as cisco-sa-20190821-imc-cmdinj-1 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-1864 since 12/06/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-140554 and VDB-140557. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Cisco

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• Integrated Management Controller

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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