Path traversal in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - CVE-2023-20166
Published: May 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76295
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-2023-20166
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20166
Install update from vendor's website.
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) - update to 3.2P2