CVEvulnerability

CVE-2017-6794

6.7 MEDIUM Published 2017-09-07 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2017-09-07
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
6.7 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-20, CWE-77

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI command-parsing code of Cisco Meeting Server could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection and escalate their privileges to root. The attacker must first authenticate to the application with valid administrator credentials. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input at the CLI for certain commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected application and submitting a crafted CLI command for execution at the Cisco Meeting Server CLI. An exploit could allow the attacker to perform command injection and escalate their privilege level to root. Vulnerable Products: This vulnerability exists in Cisco Meeting Server software versions prior to and including 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf53830.

Affected configurations

• cisco meeting server 2.0.0 • cisco meeting server 2.0.1 • cisco meeting server 2.0.2 • cisco meeting server 2.0.3 • cisco meeting server 2.0.4 • cisco meeting server 2.0.5 • cisco meeting server 2.0.6 • cisco meeting server 2.0.7 • cisco meeting server 2.0.8 • cisco meeting server 2.0.9 • cisco meeting server 2.0.10 • cisco meeting server 2.0.11 • cisco meeting server 2.0.12 • cisco meeting server 2.0.13 • cisco meeting server 2.0.14 • cisco meeting server 2.0.15 • cisco meeting server 2.0.16 • cisco meeting server 2.1.0 • cisco meeting server 2.1.1 • cisco meeting server 2.1.2 • cisco meeting server 2.1.3 • cisco meeting server 2.1.4 • cisco meeting server 2.1.5 • cisco meeting server 2.1.6 • cisco meeting server 2.1.7 • cisco meeting server 2.1.8 • cisco meeting server 2.1.9 • cisco meeting server 2.1.10 • cisco meeting server 2.1.11 • cisco meeting server 2.2.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command weakness

References