What is the severity of CVE-2019-15997?

CVE-2019-15997 has a high severity rating due to its potential for command injection, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

How do I fix CVE-2019-15997?

To mitigate CVE-2019-15997, upgrade to a fixed version of Cisco DNA Spaces: Connector that addresses this vulnerability.

Who is affected by CVE-2019-15997?

CVE-2019-15997 affects users of Cisco DNA Spaces: Connector versions prior to 2.0.

What is the nature of the attack for CVE-2019-15997?

CVE-2019-15997 allows authenticated local attackers to perform command injection attacks on the host operating system.

Is CVE-2019-15997 exploitable remotely?

CVE-2019-15997 is not exploitable remotely, as it requires local authentication to the affected system.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2019-15997

high

7.2

CWE

78 20 77

26/11/2019

20/11/2024

CVE-2019-15997: Cisco DNA Spaces: Connector Command Injection Vulnerability

First published: Tue Nov 26 2019(Updated: )

A vulnerability in Cisco DNA Spaces: Connector could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a command injection attack and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of arguments passed to a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input during the execution of the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as root.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Cisco DNA Spaces	<2.0

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Reference Links

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20191120-dna-cmd-injection

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15997?
CVE-2019-15997 has a high severity rating due to its potential for command injection, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15997?
To mitigate CVE-2019-15997, upgrade to a fixed version of Cisco DNA Spaces: Connector that addresses this vulnerability.
Who is affected by CVE-2019-15997?
CVE-2019-15997 affects users of Cisco DNA Spaces: Connector versions prior to 2.0.
What is the nature of the attack for CVE-2019-15997?
CVE-2019-15997 allows authenticated local attackers to perform command injection attacks on the host operating system.
Is CVE-2019-15997 exploitable remotely?
CVE-2019-15997 is not exploitable remotely, as it requires local authentication to the affected system.

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