Authenticated Command Injection Vulnerability in Multiple Cisco Content Network and Video Delivery Products

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Updated:November 9, 2014
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Cisco Security Advisory

Authenticated Command Injection Vulnerability in Multiple Cisco Content Network and Video Delivery Products

Critical
Advisory ID:
cisco-sa-20130731-cm
First Published:
2013 July 31 16:00 GMT
Version 1.0:
Final
Workarounds:
See below
CVE-2013-3444
CWE-20
CVSS Score:
Base 9.0, Temporal 7.4Click Icon to Copy Verbose Score
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
CVE-2013-3444
CWE-20

Summary

  • Multiple Cisco content network and video delivery products contain a vulnerability when they are configured to run in central management mode. This vulnerability could allow an authenticated but unprivileged, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system and on the devices managed by the affected system.

    Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. Workarounds that mitigate this vulnerability are not available. This advisory is available at the following link:
    http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130731-cm

Affected Products

  • Vulnerable Products

    The following products running a vulnerable version of code are affected by this vulnerability:

    Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)
    Cisco WAAS Software configured as Central Manager (CM) and running on the following platforms:
    • Cisco WAAS Appliances
    • Cisco Virtual WAAS (vWAAS)
    • Cisco WAAS Modules

    Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS)
    Cisco ACNS Software configured as Content Distribution Manager (CDM) and running on the following platforms:
    • Cisco Wide Application Engine (WAE)
    • Cisco ACNS Network Modules


    Cisco Enterprise Content Delivery System (ECDS)
    Cisco ECDS Software configured as Content Delivery System Manager (CDSM) and running on the following platforms:

    • Cisco Media Delivery Engine 50 WVB
    • Cisco Media Delivery Engine 1100
    • Cisco Media Delivery Engine 3100


    Cisco Internet Streamer Content Delivery System (CDS-IS)
    Cisco CDS-IS Software configured as Internet Streaming Content Delivery System Manager (CDSM) and running on the following platforms:

    • Cisco Content Delivery Engine (CDE)
    • Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)


    Cisco VideoScape Delivery System for Internet Streamer (VDS-IS)
    Cisco VDS-IS Software configured as Internet Streaming Content Delivery System Manager (CDSM) and running on the following platforms:

    • Cisco Content Delivery Engine (CDE)
    • Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)

    Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Service Broker (VDS-SB)
    Cisco VDS-SB Software configured as Videoscape Delivery Suite Service Manager (VDSM) and running on the following platform:
    • Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)

    Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite Optimization Engine (VDS-OE)
    Cisco VDS-OE Software configured as Content Delivery Service Manager (VDSM) and running on the following platform:
    • Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)

    Cisco VideoScape Delivery System Origin Server (VDS-OS)
    Cisco VOS Software and configured as Virtual Origin System Manager (VOSM) and running on the following platform:
    • Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)

    Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable

    The following products are not affected by this vulnerability:
    • Cisco WAAS Express (WAASx)
    • Cisco WAAS Mobile
    • Cisco Videoscape Distribution Suite for Television (VDS TV)
    • Cisco Content Distribution Suite for Television (CDS TV)
    • Cisco Content Delivery System (CDS) Video Navigator Application
    No other Cisco products are currently known to be affected by this vulnerability.

Details

  • A vulnerability in the web framework could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of the affected system as well as on underlying operating system of the devices associated and managed by the affected system.
    The vulnerability is due to a failure to properly sanitize user input that is subsequently used to perform an action using the underlying command-line interface of the device. An authenticated but unprivileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the GUI of the affected system and appending arbitrary code to some of values passed to the system.


    Note:     Only devices running in management mode are affected by this vulnerability. 

    This vulnerability is documented in Cisco bug IDs CSCug40609 (registered customers only) for Cisco WAAS Software, CSCug48855 (registered customers only) for Cisco ACNS Software, CSCug48921 (registered customers only) for Cisco ECDS Software, CSCug48872 (registered customers only) for Cisco CDS-IS and VDS-IS Software, CSCuh21103 (registered customers only) for Cisco VDS-SB Software, CSCuh21020 (registered customers only) for Cisco VDS-OE Software, and CSCug56790 (registered customers only) for Cisco VDS-OS Software.

    This vulnerability has been assigned Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) ID CVE-2013-3444

Workarounds

  • There is no workaround that mitigates this vulnerability.

Fixed Software

  • When considering software upgrades, customers are advised to consult the Cisco Security Advisories, Responses, and Notices archive at http://www.cisco.com/go/psirt and review subsequent advisories to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution.

    In all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, customers are advised to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted maintenance providers.

    The following table lists the fixed releases for each of the affected products:

     Product Major Release
    		Fixed Release
     Cisco WAAS Software
    		 4.x
    		  Not Available. Migrate to 5.x
     5.0.x  5.0.3e
     5.1.x  5.1.1c
     5.2.x  5.2.1
     
     Cisco ACNS Software
    		 4.x  Not available. Migrate to 5.x
     5.x  5.5.29.2
     Cisco ECDS Software
    		  2.x  2.5.6
     Cisco CDS-IS Software
    		  2.x  2.6.3.b50
     3.1.x  3.1.2b54
     Cisco VDS-IS Software
    		  3.2.x  3.2.1.b9
     Cisco VDS-SB Software
    		  1.x  1.1.0-b96
     Cisco VDS-OE Software
    		  1.x  1.0.1
     Cisco VDS-OS Software
    		  1.x  2.0

    Note:     Cisco WAAS Software releases prior to 4.2.1 are not affected by this vulnerability.

Exploitation and Public Announcements

  • The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.

    This vulnerability was found during internal tests

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Revision History

  • Revision 1.0 2013-July-31 Initial public release
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