Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-1593 - Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
cisco
nessus
NVD
Published: 2019-03-06
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

A vulnerability in the Bash shell implementation for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate their privilege level by executing commands authorized to other user roles. The attacker must authenticate with valid user credentials. The vulnerability is due to the incorrect implementation of a Bash shell command that allows role-based access control (RBAC) to be bypassed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and entering a crafted command at the Bash prompt. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escalate their privilege level by executing commands that should be restricted to other roles. For example, a dev-ops user could escalate their privilege level to admin with a successful exploit of this vulnerability.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Cisco
936
Hardware
Cisco
8

Nessus

NASL familyCISCO
NASL idCISCO-SA-20190306-NX-OS-BASH-ESCAL.NASL
descriptionAccording to its self-reported version, a bash shell implementation for Cisco NX-OS software is affected access control bypass privilege vulnerability. An authenticated local attacker can escalate their privilege level by executing commands authorized to other user roles.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id126509
published2019-07-05
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/126509
titleCisco NX-OS Software Bash Shell Role-Based Access Control Bypass Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
code
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#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(126509);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/12/20");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-1593");
  script_bugtraq_id(107324);
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCvj59431");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCvj59446");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCvk52940");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-BUG-ID", value:"CSCvk52941");
  script_xref(name:"CISCO-SA", value:"cisco-sa-20190306-nx-os-bash-escal");

  script_name(english:"Cisco NX-OS Software Bash Shell Role-Based Access Control Bypass Privilege Escalation Vulnerability");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Cisco NX-OS Software versions.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its self-reported version, a bash shell implementation for Cisco NX-OS software is affected access
control bypass privilege vulnerability. An authenticated local attacker can escalate their privilege level by
executing commands authorized to other user roles.");
  # https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190306-nx-os-bash-escal
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b371e68a");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-70757");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvj59431");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvj59446");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvk52940");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvk52941");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCvj59431, CSCvj59446, CSCvk52940, CSCvk52941");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2019-1593");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_cwe_id(264);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/03/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/03/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/07/05");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CISCO");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("cisco_nxos_version.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Device", "Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Version", "Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Model");

  exit(0);
}

include('audit.inc');
include('global_settings.inc');
include('cisco_workarounds.inc');
include('ccf.inc');

product_info = cisco::get_product_info(name:'Cisco NX-OS Software');
cbi = '';

version_list=make_list(
  '7.0(3)F1(1)',
  '7.0(3)F2(1)',
  '7.0(3)F2(2)',
  '7.0(3)F3(1)',
  '7.0(3)F3(2)',
  '7.0(3)F3(3)',
  '7.0(3)F3(3a)',
  '7.0(3)F3(4)',
  '7.0(3)I1(1)',
  '7.0(3)I1(1a)',
  '7.0(3)I1(1b)',
  '7.0(3)I1(2)',
  '7.0(3)I1(3)',
  '7.0(3)I1(3a)',
  '7.0(3)I1(3b)',
  '7.0(3)I2(2a)',
  '7.0(3)I2(2b)',
  '7.0(3)I2(2c)',
  '7.0(3)I2(2d)',
  '7.0(3)I2(2e)',
  '7.0(3)I2(3)',
  '7.0(3)I2(4)',
  '7.0(3)I2(5)',
  '7.0(3)I2(1)',
  '7.0(3)I3(1)',
  '7.0(3)I4(1)',
  '7.0(3)I4(2)',
  '7.0(3)I4(3)',
  '7.0(3)I4(4)',
  '7.0(3)I4(5)',
  '7.0(3)I4(6)',
  '7.0(3)I4(7)',
  '7.0(3)I4(8)',
  '7.0(3)I4(8a)',
  '7.0(3)I4(8b)',
  '7.0(3)I4(8z)',
  '7.0(3)I5(1)',
  '7.0(3)I5(2)',
  '7.0(3)I6(1)',
  '7.0(3)I6(2)',
  '7.0(3)I7(1)',
  '7.0(3)I7(2)',
  '7.0(3)I7(3)',
  '7.0(3)IX1(2)',
  '7.0(3)IX1(2a)',
  '8.1(1)',
  '8.1(2)',
  '8.1(2a)',
  '8.2(1)',
  '8.2(2)'
);

if ('Nexus' >< product_info.device)
{
  if (product_info.model =~ '^(3|9)')
    cbi = 'CSCvj59431, CSCvk52941, CSCvk52940';
  else if (product_info.model =~ '^7[07][0-9][0-9]')
    cbi = 'CSCvj59446';
}

if (empty_or_null(cbi))
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');

workarounds = make_list(CISCO_WORKAROUNDS['no_workaround']);
workaround_params = make_list();

reporting = make_array(
  'port'     , 0,
  'severity' , SECURITY_HOLE,
  'version'  , product_info['version'],
  'bug_id'   , cbi
);

cisco::check_and_report(product_info:product_info, workarounds:workarounds, workaround_params:workaround_params, reporting:reporting, vuln_versions:version_list);

References