CVE-2017-6794

Description

A vulnerability in the CLI command-parsing code of Cisco Meeting Server could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection and escalate their privileges to root. The attacker must first authenticate to the application with valid administrator credentials. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input at the CLI for certain commands. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected application and submitting a crafted CLI command for execution at the Cisco Meeting Server CLI. An exploit could allow the attacker to perform command injection and escalate their privilege level to root. Vulnerable Products: This vulnerability exists in Cisco Meeting Server software versions prior to and including 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf53830.

Risk Information

Base Score

6.7

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.221

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Cisco Meeting Server Command Injection and Privilege Escalation Vulnerability For Cisco Meeting Server	NCM
Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2017-6794)	NCM

Patch Details

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Patch ID	Patch Description
PATCH-1701407	Security Update for Cisco Meeting Server 3.1.2

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234