RCE in Supermicro X8sti-F
CVE-2019-19642
On SuperMicro X8STi-F motherboards with IPMI firmware 2.06 and BIOS 02.68, the Virtual Media feature allows OS Command Injection by authenticated attackers who can send HTTP requests to the IPMI IP address. This requires a POST to /rpc/setvmdrive.asp with shell metacharacters in ShareHost or ShareName. The attacker can achieve a persistent backdoor.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.190 (97.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.190 · newest: 0.190 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Supermicro X8sti-F
- Supermicro X8sti-F Bios — versions 02.68
- Supermicro X8sti-F Firmware — versions 2.06
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.dark-sec.net/2019/12/supermicro-ipmi-exploitation.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-19642?
- CVE-2019-19642 is a high-severity vulnerability in Supermicro X8sti-F, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-12-08.
- How severe is CVE-2019-19642?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-19642 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.