Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-19642 · published 8 December 2019
CVE-2019-19642: Supermicro x8sti-f bios os command injection vulnerability
Supermicro · X8sti F Bios
On SuperMicro X8STi-F motherboards with IPMI firmware 2.06 and BIOS 02.68, the Virtual Media feature allows OS Command Injection by authenticated attackers who can send HTTP requests to the IPMI IP address. This requires a POST to /rpc/setvmdrive.asp with shell metacharacters in ShareHost or ShareName. The attacker can achieve a persistent backdoor.
Description
On SuperMicro X8STi-F motherboards with IPMI firmware 2.06 and BIOS 02.68, the Virtual Media feature allows OS Command Injection by authenticated attackers who can send HTTP requests to the IPMI IP address. This requires a POST to /rpc/setvmdrive.asp with shell metacharacters in ShareHost or ShareName. The attacker can achieve a persistent backdoor.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.dark-sec.net/2019/12/supermicro-ipmi-exploitation.html | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
| https://www.dark-sec.net/2019/12/supermicro-ipmi-exploitation.html | ExploitThird Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-19642), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.