SB2024011115 - Privilege escalation in Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent
Published: January 11, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024011115
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20277)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
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.