Command Injection in Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center) - CVE-2023-20182

 

Command Injection in Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center) - CVE-2023-20182

Published: May 18, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76285
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20182
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Center)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in API request parameters. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-20182

Install updates from vendor's website.

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