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CVE-2023-20097

Cisco Access Point Software Command Injection Vulnerability

Published: Mar 23, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-77
NVD MITRE
4.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 85.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco access points (AP) software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject arbitrary commands and execute them with root privileges. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation of commands that are issued from a wireless controller to an AP. An attacker with Administrator access to the CLI of the controller could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a command with crafted arguments. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain full root access on the AP.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-77

Affected Products

Cisco Aironet Access Point SoftwareCiscoNetworking Infrastructure
wireless lan controller softwareciscoNetworking Infrastructure
aironet access point softwareciscoNetworking Infrastructure
ios xecisco
On-premFirmware
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
Wireless LAN Controller SoftwareCisco Systems Inc.Networking Infrastructure
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.
cisco systems inc.commercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco
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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-aironetap-cmdinj-6bjT4FL8
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 23, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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