Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent

Published: 2023-08-24 | Updated: 2024-05-08

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-20224 CVE-2023-20217
CWE-ID	CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent Other software / Other software solutions
Vendor	Cisco Systems, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU79944

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20224

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation of user-supplied CLI arguments. A local user can execute arbitrary commands as root.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent: - - 0.216

CPE2.3

External links

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-thoueye-privesc-NVhHGwb3
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Aug/20
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174233/Cisco-ThousandEyes-Enterprise-Agent-Virtual-Appliance-Privilege-Escalation.html
https://korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2023-002.txt

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU79945