7.2
CWE
20
Advisory Published

cisco-sa-20191106-sbr-cominj: Cisco Small Business Routers RV016, RV042, RV042G, RV082, RV320, and RV325 Command Injection Vulnerability

First published: Wed Nov 06 2019(Updated: )

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of certain Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to inject arbitrary commands into the underlying operating system. When processed, the commands will be executed with root privileges. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing malicious input to a specific field in the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system as 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-20191106-sbr-cominj

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Cisco Small Business RV016 Router
Cisco Small Business RV042G
Cisco Small Business RV042G
Cisco Small Business RV082
Cisco Small Business RV320 Router
Cisco Small Business RV325 Router

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(Contains the following vulnerabilities)

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of cisco-sa-20191106-sbr-cominj?

    The severity of cisco-sa-20191106-sbr-cominj is considered high due to the potential for remote command injection by authenticated attackers.

  • How do I fix cisco-sa-20191106-sbr-cominj?

    To fix cisco-sa-20191106-sbr-cominj, upgrade the affected Cisco Small Business RV series router to the latest firmware version provided by Cisco.

  • Which Cisco products are affected by cisco-sa-20191106-sbr-cominj?

    Affected products include the Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, RV082, RV320, and RV325 routers.

  • What are the consequences of cisco-sa-20191106-sbr-cominj?

    Exploitation of cisco-sa-20191106-sbr-cominj could allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the router's operating system.

  • Is authentication required to exploit cisco-sa-20191106-sbr-cominj?

    Yes, an attacker must have administrative privileges to exploit cisco-sa-20191106-sbr-cominj.

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