Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Arbitrary Command Injection (cisco-sa-20180620-nx-os-cli-injection)

high Nessus Plugin ID 138437

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

A command injection vulnerability exists in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software due to insufficient input validation of command arguments. An authenticated, local attacker can exploit this, via a vulnerable CLI command to execute arbitrary commands.

Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCve51704, CSCve91749, CSCve91768

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 138437

File Name: cisco-sa-20180620-nx-os-cli-injection.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 7/14/2020

Updated: 9/4/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-0307

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Version, Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Model, Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Device

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/20/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/20/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-0307

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20180620-nx-os-cli-injection

IAVA: 2020-A-0397

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCve51704, CSCve91749, CSCve91768

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