SB2024011115 - Privilege escalation in Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent



SB2024011115 - Privilege escalation in Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent

Published: January 11, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024011115
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20277)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input for the web interface. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP packet to execute arbitrary commands and elevate privileges to root.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.