CVE-2022-20693 — Injection in Cisco IOS XE Software

CWE-74 — InjectionCWE-78 — OS Command Injection4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
CNA4.7
EPSS
2.4%
top 14.88%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Cisco IOS XE SoftwareCisco IOS XE
Timeline
PublishedApr 15
Latest updateApr 16

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform an injection attack against an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web UI API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject commands to the underlying operating system with root privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.2 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDcisco/ios_xe63 versions+62

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-pr98-wpx5-8xmp: A vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform an injection attack against an↗2022-04-16
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CVEList
Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI API Injection Vulnerability↗2022-04-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI API Injection Vulnerability↗2022-04-13
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