Cisco UCS Central Software Command Line Interface CVE-2017-12255 Command Injection Vulnerability

BID:100932

CVE-2017-12255 |

Info

Cisco UCS Central Software Command Line Interface CVE-2017-12255 Command Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 100932
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2017-12255
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 20 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 20 2017 12:00AM
Credit: Cisco.
Vulnerable: Cisco UCS Central Software 1.5(1c)
Not Vulnerable: Cisco UCS Central Software 2.0(1b)

Discussion

Cisco UCS Central Software Command Line Interface CVE-2017-12255 Command Injection Vulnerability

Cisco UCS Central Software is prone to a local command-injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Successfully exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to bypass the CLI restrictions and gain shell access.

This issue is being tracked by Cisco bug ID CSCve70762.

Exploit / POC

Cisco UCS Central Software Command Line Interface CVE-2017-12255 Command Injection Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Cisco UCS Central Software Command Line Interface CVE-2017-12255 Command Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Cisco UCS Central Software Command Line Interface CVE-2017-12255 Command Injection Vulnerability

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