CVE-2019-15958

Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Description

A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation during the initial High Availability (HA) configuration and registration process of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file during the HA registration period. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root-level privileges on the underlying operating system. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited during the HA registration period. See the Details section for more information.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.48% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: Cisco Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191106-pi-epn-codex vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15958?
CVE-2019-15958 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-15958?
To fix CVE-2019-15958, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-15958 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-15958 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-15958?
CVE-2019-15958 affects Cisco Cisco Prime Infrastructure.
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