Path traversal in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - CVE-2023-20166

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Path traversal in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - CVE-2023-20166

Published: May 18, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76295
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20166
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the CLI. A local administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request, escape the restricted shell and gain root privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-20166

Install update from vendor's website.

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