Actively exploited · Published Nov 26, 2019 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2019-15271Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 Routers Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
High 8.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity unsafe deserialization in Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware from Cisco. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on June 8, 2022). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 5.5% (higher than 93% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Jun 22, 2022.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of certain Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The attacker must have either a valid credential or an active session token. The vulnerability is due to lack of input validation of the HTTP payload. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTP request to the web-based management interface of the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands with root privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware | unspecified – before n/a |
Weakness: CWE-502 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- 20191106 Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 Routers Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-15271 government-resource