First published: Wed Sep 05 2018(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of the Cisco RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall, Cisco RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router, and Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input to scripts by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to a targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the root user. 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-20180905-rv-routers-injection
Credit: Qingtang Zheng 360 ESG CodeSafe Team
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Cisco Small Business RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall | ||
Cisco RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router | ||
Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router Firmware |
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The severity of cisco-sa-20180905-rv-routers-injection is considered high due to the potential for remote command execution.
To fix cisco-sa-20180905-rv-routers-injection, you should update the affected Cisco RV router firmware to the latest version.
The impacted devices include the Cisco RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall, RV130W Wireless-N Multifunction VPN Router, and RV215W Wireless-N VPN Router.
An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit cisco-sa-20180905-rv-routers-injection to execute arbitrary commands.
Symptoms of exploitation may include unauthorized command execution and unusual behavior in network management functions.