Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability
A vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges to overwrite or read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system (OS) of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation in NFVIS filesystem commands. 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 or read arbitrary files on the underlying OS. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-nfvis-file-readwrite ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-nfvis-file-readwrite"]
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-1894US | high7.2 | — | ||
A vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges to overwrite or read arbitrary f… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-nfvis-file-readwriteexternal
- Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- software updatesexternal
- Software Centerexternal
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/end-user-license-agreement.htmlexternal
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/web/tsd-cisco-worldwide-contacts.htmlexternal
- Cisco Security Advisories and Alerts pageexternal
remediations (1)
- FixedCisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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