CVE-2014-2177

9.0 · HIGH

Published Nov 7, 2014 cisco CWE-94 EPSS 2.58% (84th pctl) AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Overview

CVE-2014-2177 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cisco rv120w_firmware. It was published on November 7, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical Description

The network-diagnostics administration interface in the Cisco RV router firmware on RV220W devices, before 1.0.5.9 on RV120W devices, and before 1.0.4.14 on RV180 and RV180W devices allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted HTTP request, aka Bug ID CSCuh87126.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update rv120w_firmware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Status
cisco	rv120w_firmware	Affected
cisco	rv220w_firmware	Affected
cisco	rv180_firmware	Affected

References

Ref packetstormsecurity.com/files/128992/Cisco-RV-Overwrite-CSRF-Command-Execution.html Ref seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/6 Ref tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20141105-rv Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533917/100/0/threaded Ref www.securitytracker.com/id/1031171 Ref exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98497 Ref packetstormsecurity.com/files/128992/Cisco-RV-Overwrite-CSRF-Command-Execution.html Ref seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/6 Ref tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20141105-rv Ref www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533917/100/0/threaded

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2014-2177?

CVE-2014-2177 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting cisco rv120w_firmware. It was published on November 7, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2014-2177?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.0, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2014-2177?

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