Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller API Command Injection Vulnerability
Admin-authenticated attackers can inject API commands and run them as root on Cisco APIC.
Cisco disclosed a command-injection vulnerability in the web-based management API of Application Policy Infrastructure Controller. An authenticated remote attacker with administrative credentials can send crafted API input and execute arbitrary commands as root because user-controlled command arguments are insufficiently validated. Cisco has released software updates. The advisory excerpt does not describe observed exploitation.
- Requires valid administrative credentials
- API command injection yields root command execution
- Caused by insufficient validation of command arguments
- Cisco has released software updates
A vulnerability in the web-based management API for Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of user-controlled command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating using the API and sending crafted input. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device with root-level privileges. Cisco has released software updates that…
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