CVE-2019-1755 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-1755: Cisco IOS XE Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco IOS XE Software
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published March 28, 2019
Last update November 21, 2024

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the Web Services Management Agent (WSMA) function of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary Cisco IOS commands as a privilege level 15 user. The vulnerability occurs because the affected software improperly sanitizes user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted HTTP requests to the targeted application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 28, 2019 CVE published
November 21, 2024 Record updated