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Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Command Injection Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
A vulnerability in the event manager environment and publish-event function of the Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack with root-level privileges.
Insight
Insight
The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper input validation of event manager environment variables that are configured on the affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device with administrative privileges, modifying the configuration of the device, and then invoking a crafted event manager script. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to compromise the affected system using commands that are executed with root-level privileges.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series running Cisco IOS software versions 15.5(2)S and 15.5(3)S.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
See vendor advisory for a solution