CVE-2019-1952

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to overwrite or read arbitrary files. The attacker would need valid administrator privilege-level credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation of CLI command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using directory traversal techniques when executing a vulnerable command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite or read arbitrary files on an affected device.

Weakness classification

• CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
• CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Primary references

• psirt@cisco.com — Vendor Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory