6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-1791
Cisco NX-OS CLI Arbitrary Command Execution (Privilege Escalation)
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrator credentials to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the underlying operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to certain CLI commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input as the argument of an affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges. An attacker would need valid administrator credentials to exploit this vulnerability.
INFO
Published Date :
May 15, 2019, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 16, 2020, 5:11 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
0.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2019-1791.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108390 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cmdinj-1791 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2019-1791 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2019-1791 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 16, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108390 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108390 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Removed CWE NIST CWE-77 Added CWE NIST CWE-88 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-77 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 21, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108390 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 20, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cmdinj-1791 No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-nxos-cmdinj-1791 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-77 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.2 up to (excluding) 6.2\(25\) *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.3 up to (excluding) 8.2\(3\) *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.3 up to (excluding) 8.3\(1\) OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9132t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9148s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9148t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9216:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9216a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9216i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9564tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9636c-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9636c-rx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x97160yc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9732c-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9732c-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9736c-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9736c-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9788tc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3048:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31108pc-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31108tc-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31128pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132c-z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-x\/3132q-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3164q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172pq\/pq-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3232c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3264c-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3264q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3408-s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_34180yc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3432d-s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3464c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524-x\/xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548-x\/xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_36180yc-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3636c-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92160yc-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92300yc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93120tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9316d-gx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180lc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93216tc-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93240yc-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9332c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93360yc-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9336c-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9348gc-fxp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93600cd-gx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9364c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9500_supervisor_a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9500_supervisor_a\+:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9500_supervisor_b:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9500_supervisor_b\+:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9504:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9508:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9516:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:x9636q-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.0(2)a8(11) *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0\(3\)i4 up to (excluding) 7.0\(3\)i4\(9\) *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0\(3\)i7 up to (excluding) 7.3\(3\)i7\(6\) OR 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cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_56128p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5624q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5648q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5672up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5672up-16g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5696q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_6004:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.2\(22\) *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.2 up to (excluding) 7.3\(3\)d1\(1\) *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0 up to (excluding) 8.2(3) *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.3 up to (excluding) 8.3\(1\) OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7000_10-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7000_18-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7000_4-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7000_9-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7700_10-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7700_18-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7700_2-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:7700_6-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-f312ck-26:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-f324fq-25:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-f348xp-23:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-f430cq-36:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-m312cq-26l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-m324fq-25l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n77-m348xp-23l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-f248xp-25e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-f306ck-25:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-f312fq-25:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m202cf-22l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m206fq-23l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m224xp-23l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m324fq-25l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n7k-m348xp-25l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_supervisor_1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_supervisor_2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_supervisor_2e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7700_supervisor_2e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7700_supervisor_3e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-1791 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-1791
weaknesses.
CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters
CAPEC-40: Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices
CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers
CAPEC-75: Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files
CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls
CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection
CAPEC-183: IMAP/SMTP Command Injection IMAP/SMTP Command Injection
CAPEC-248: Command Injection Command Injection
CAPEC-41: Using Meta-characters in E-mail Headers to Inject Malicious Payloads Using Meta-characters in E-mail Headers to Inject Malicious Payloads
CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection
CAPEC-137: Parameter Injection Parameter Injection
CAPEC-174: Flash Parameter Injection Flash Parameter Injection
CAPEC-460: HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP) HTTP Parameter Pollution (HPP)
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile
CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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