CVE-2019-15979 is a vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Published on January 6, 2020
Cisco Data Center Network Manager Command Injection Vulnerabilities
Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST and SOAP API endpoints of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges on the DCNM application to inject arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system (OS). For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory. Note: The severity of these vulnerabilities is aggravated by the vulnerabilities described in the Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities advisory, published simultaneously with this one.
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2019-15979 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-15979
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Affected Versions
Cisco Data Center Network Manager:- Version unspecified and below n/a is affected.
Exploit Probability
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