CVE-2019-1984 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-1984: Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Software Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published August 21, 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 Cisco Enterprise Network Functions Virtualization Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges to overwrite files on the underlying operating system (OS) of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation in an NFVIS file-system command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using crafted variables during the execution of an affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the underlying OS.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 21, 2019 CVE published
November 21, 2024 Record updated