Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent - CVE-2023-20217
Published: August 24, 2023 / Updated: May 8, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79945
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20217
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent
Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation by the operating system CLI. A local user can view arbitrary files as root on the underlying operating system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20217
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-te-va-priv-esc-PUdgrx8E
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Aug/19
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174232/Cisco-ThousandEyes-Enterprise-Agent-Virtual-Appliance-Arbitrary-File-Read.html
- https://korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2023-001.txt