Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in CX Cloud Agent - CVE-2023-20043
Published: January 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71110
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20043
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure file permissions. A local administrator can call the script with the sudo command and take complete control of the affected device.
Affected software
CX Cloud Agent
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20043
Install updates from vendor's website.
CX Cloud Agent - addressed in versions 1.9, 2.2.1