CVE-2019-1923: cisco cisco spa525g2 5-line ip phone Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-1923 is a medium (CVSS 6.6) Command Injection vulnerability in cisco cisco spa525g2 5-line ip phone. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 17-07-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 20-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series IP Phones could allow a physically proximate attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation in the device configuration interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the configuration interface, which may require a password, and then accessing the device's physical interface and inserting a USB storage device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device in an elevated security context. At the time of publication, this vulnerability affected Cisco Small Business SPA500 Series IP Phones firmware releases 7.6.2SR5 and prior.

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.
• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.