CVE-2020-3218

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying Linux shell. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by first creating a malicious file on the affected device itself and then uploading a second malicious file to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges or bypass licensing requirements on the device.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.2
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
1.262

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability For Cisco IOS XE SoftwareNCM
Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2020-3218)NCM

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-1706107Security Update for Cisco IOS XE Software 5.2(1)SV5(1.3a)

References

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