RCE in Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (Ucse)

CVE-2019-1883

A vulnerability in the command-line interface of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker with read-only credentials to inject arbitrary commands that could allow them to obtain root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input on the command-line interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with read-only privileges via the CLI of an affected device and submitting crafted input to the affected commands. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device with root privileges.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.004 (34.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1883?
CVE-2019-1883 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (Ucse), classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-1883?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.