Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU79941

Business Logic Errors in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2023-20115

Published: August 24, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU79941

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20115

CWE-ID: CWE-840

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to download or overwrite files.

The vulnerability exists due to a logic error in the SFTP server implementation. A remote user can read or overwrite files from the underlying operating system.

Affected software

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches NX-OS Mode
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
Cisco NX-OS

How to mitigate CVE-2023-20115

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cisco NX-OS - addressed in versions 9.3(12), 10.2(3v), 10.3(3), 10.3(99w)

External References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-sftp-xVAp5Hfd

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