CVE-2018-0313 describes a command injection vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software, impacting various Nexus and MDS 9000 Series switches. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a malicious HTTP/HTTPS packet to the management interface, leading to arbitrary command execution with root privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the NX-API feature is disabled by default, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(0\)hsk\(0.357\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0\(1\)s20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.0\(1\)s20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1\(0\)bd\(0.20\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.1\(0\)bd\(0.20\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1\(0.97\)s0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.1\(0.97\)s0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1\(1\)s5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.1\(1\)s5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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