PT-2019-1549 · Cisco · Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches

Gaëtan Ferry + 1 · Published 2019-03-06 · Updated 2020-10-19 · CVE-2019-1588

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches versions prior to 14.0(1h)

Description The issue is related to a lack of proper input and validation checking mechanisms of user-supplied input sent to an affected device. This could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read arbitrary files on the device. A successful exploit could result in unauthorized access to read arbitrary files.

Recommendations For versions prior to 14.0(1h), update to version 14.0(1h) or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the device to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

BDU:2019-01079

CVE-2019-1588

Affected Products

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches

References · 5

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190306-aci-file-read · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-01079 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1588 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1588 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/107316 · Note