Cisco IOS XE Software Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web-based user interface (web UI) of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to the operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of HTTP requests that are sent to the web UI of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP request to the web UI of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write arbitrary files to the operating system of an affected device. 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-20180328-wfw ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-wfw"]
describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-0196US | medium4.9 | — | ||
A vulnerability in the web-based user interface (web UI) of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to the operating system of… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-wfwexternal
- Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- Cisco IOS and NX-OS Software Reference Guideexternal
- Cisco IOS XE 2 Release Notesexternal
- Cisco IOS XE 3S Release Notesexternal
- Cisco IOS XE 3SG Release Notesexternal
- Cisco Security Advisories and Alerts pageexternal
remediations (1)
- FixedCisco IOS XE Software
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
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