Command Injection Vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software for Network Switches
CVE-2018-0313

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Cisco Nx-os Unknown
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 June 2018

Summary

A command injection vulnerability exists in the NX-API feature of Cisco's NX-OS Software, allowing an authenticated remote attacker to send a crafted packet to the management interface of affected systems. The flaw arises from inadequate input validation in the NX-API subsystem. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability by dispatching a malicious HTTP or HTTPS packet, potentially gaining the ability to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. While NX-API is disabled by default, systems with it enabled are at risk, affecting various Cisco switch models.

Affected Version(s)

Cisco NX-OS unknown Cisco NX-OS unknown

References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecu...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041169
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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