Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability (Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.1)

CVE-2020-3212
HIGH 7.2

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 2.58 % · percentile 85 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
cisco
NVD status
Modified

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input sanitization. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to the web UI of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the device.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-77 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command
  • CWE-78 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hcisco
CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD · psirt@cisco.com (Secondary)
CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:CNVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

European references

CERT-FR advisories

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
Cisco · Cisco IOS XE Software 16.11.1affected n/a

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD