What is CVE-2019-1896?

CVE-2019-1896 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (Ucse), classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-1896?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

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

CVE-2019-1896

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands and obtain root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) function of the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted CSR in the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow an attacker with administrator privileges to execute arbitrary commands on the device with full root privileges.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.018 (77.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1896?: CVE-2019-1896 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (Ucse), classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-1896?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.