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CVE-2020-3229
published 2020-06-03

CVE-2020-3229: A vulnerability in Role Based Access Control (RBAC) functionality of Cisco IOS XE Web Management Software could allow a Read-Only authenticated, remote…

PriorityP261high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
5.33%
91.6th percentile
A vulnerability in Role Based Access Control (RBAC) functionality of Cisco IOS XE Web Management Software could allow a Read-Only authenticated, remote attacker to execute commands or configuration changes as an Admin user. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of RBAC for the administration GUI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a modified HTTP request to the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker as a Read-Only user to execute CLI commands or configuration changes as if they were an Admin user.

Affected

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ciscocisco_ios_xe_software_16.2.2
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Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Exploit involves sending a modified HTTP request to the affected Cisco IOS XE Web UI device as a Read-Only authenticated user to execute commands or configuration changes as an Admin user — monitor for privilege-escalating HTTP requests from low-privilege authenticated sessions to the Web Management interface.
  • ·Cisco internal Bug ID for this vulnerability is CSCvp95718 — use this identifier when cross-referencing vendor patch notes or PSIRT tracking.
  • ·There are no workarounds available for this vulnerability; patching to a fixed Cisco IOS XE software version is the only remediation.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv3.08.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
vendor_cisco8.8HIGH
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