Cisco FXOS/UCS Manager Software Local Management Argument os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Cisco FXOS and UCS Manager Software. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Local Management. Executing a manipulation as part of Argument can lead to os command injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-3171. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco FXOS and UCS Manager Software (Virtualization Software) (affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Local Management. The manipulation as part of a Argument leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in the local management (local-mgmt) CLI of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco UCS Manager Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system (OS) of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including crafted arguments to specific commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying OS with the privileges of the currently logged-in user for all affected platforms excluding Cisco UCS 6400 Series Fabric Interconnects. On Cisco UCS 6400 Series Fabric Interconnects, the injected commands are executed with root privileges.

The weakness was published 02/26/2020 as cisco-sa-20200226-fxos-ucs-cli as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-3171 since 12/12/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/12/2019 🔍
02/26/2020 +76 days 🔍
02/27/2020 +1 days 🔍
04/06/2024 +1500 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20200226-fxos-ucs-cli
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-3171 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-3171
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150550
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2020 07:03
Updated: 04/06/2024 09:18
Changes: 02/27/2020 07:03 (41), 02/27/2020 07:08 (12), 04/06/2024 09:18 (33)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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