Cisco VPN Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Cisco · VPN Routers
The web interface of Cisco VPN Routers, specifically the RV132W ADSL2+ Wireless-N VPN Router and RV134W VDSL2 Wireless-AC VPN Router, fails to fully validate user-controlled input in HTTP requests, which is an improper input validation flaw. An unauthenticated remote attacker who can reach the device over the network and send a crafted HTTP request can execute arbitrary code as root, gaining full control of the system, or cause it to reload and produce a denial of service, with no user interaction required.
A vulnerability in the web interface of the Cisco RV132W ADSL2+ Wireless-N VPN and RV134W VDSL2 Wireless-AC VPN Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain full control of an affected system, including issuing commands with root privileges. The attacker could also cause an affected system to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to an incomplete input validation on user-controlled input in an HTTP request to the targeted device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user and gain full control of the affected system or cause it to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability is fixed in firmware version 1.0.1.11 for the following Cisco products: RV132W ADSL2+ Wireless-N VPN Router and RV134W VDSL2 Wireless-AC VPN Router. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvg92737, CSCvh60170.
- Exploited
- Yes, in CISA KEV
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 3/15
How an attack unfolds
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First seen exploited 4 years after disclosure.
- Disclosedday 0
CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
3 TechniqueOne specific attacker behaviour in MITRE ATT&CK, such as T1190 “Exploit Public-Facing Application”. IDs with a dot, like T1059.004, are sub-techniques., grouped by TacticThe attacker’s goal at a stage of an attack in MITRE ATT&CK, such as Initial Access or Persistence. Each technique belongs to one or more tactics. in kill-chain order, 3 cited passages 3Initial AccessTA0001
unauthenticated remote exploit of web interface
could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code
ExecutionTA0002
arbitrary code execution as root
could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user
ImpactTA0040
crafted request causes device reload DoS
cause an affected system to reload, resulting in a denial of service
Detection
0 rules for this CVE · 247 general rules for its techniquesRules for this CVE
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General rules for this CVE’s techniques
These detect the technique in general, not this specific vulnerability.
Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1190149 general rules
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Command and Scripting InterpreterT105995 general rules
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- Abusable DLL Potential Sideloading From Suspicious Locationhightest
- Add Insecure Download Source To Wingethightest
Application or System ExploitationT1499.0043 general rules
- Audit CVE Eventcriticaltest
- Apache Segmentation Faulthightest
- Nginx Core Dumphightest
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What security researchers reported
Not named in any threat report yetAlso mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.
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