What is CVE-2019-1893?

CVE-2019-1893 is a vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) that could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root.

How severe is CVE-2019-1893?

CVE-2019-1893 has a severity score of 7.8, which is considered high.

How does CVE-2019-1893 occur?

CVE-2019-1893 occurs due to insufficient input validation of a configuration file in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software.

Which version of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software is affected?

Version 3.9.1 of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software is affected by CVE-2019-1893.

Is there a fix for CVE-2019-1893?

Yes, Cisco has released a security advisory which provides information on how to mitigate the vulnerability.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2019-1893

high

7.8

CWE

78 77 20

6/7/2019

16/9/2024

CVE-2019-1893: Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Command Injection Vulnerability

First published: Sat Jul 06 2019(Updated: )

A vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system (OS) of an affected device as root. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of a configuration file that is accessible to a local shell user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by including malicious input during the execution of this file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying OS as root.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software	=3.9.1

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Reference Links

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190703-nfvis-commandinj

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-1893?
CVE-2019-1893 is a vulnerability in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) that could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root.
How severe is CVE-2019-1893?
CVE-2019-1893 has a severity score of 7.8, which is considered high.
How does CVE-2019-1893 occur?
CVE-2019-1893 occurs due to insufficient input validation of a configuration file in Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software.
Which version of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software is affected?
Version 3.9.1 of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software is affected by CVE-2019-1893.
Is there a fix for CVE-2019-1893?
Yes, Cisco has released a security advisory which provides information on how to mitigate the vulnerability.

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