CVE-2023-20210 — Execution with Unnecessary Privileges in Cisco Broadworks

CWE-250 — Execution with Unnecessary Privileges4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
17
Cisco BroadworksCisco Broadworks Application Delivery Platform FirmwareCisco Broadworks Application Server Firmware+14 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 12

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco BroadWorks could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to the root user on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the operating system CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a crafted command to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid BroadWorks administrative pri…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitability: 0.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages17 packages

▶CVEListV5cisco/cisco_broadworks9196 versions+9195
▶NVDcisco/broadworks_media23.0, 24.0, 25.0+2
▶NVDcisco/broadworks_video23.0, 24.0, 25.0+2
▶NVDcisco/broadworks_webrtc23.0, 24.0, 25.0+2
▶NVDcisco/broadworks_network23.0, 24.0, 25.0+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2023-20210: A vulnerability in Cisco BroadWorks could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to the root user on an affected device↗2023-07-12
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GHSA
GHSA-4hhj-h38j-ccw8: A vulnerability in Cisco BroadWorks could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to the root user on an affected device↗2023-07-12
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco BroadWorks Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2023-07-05
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