OS Command Injection in Cisco Intersight Private Virtual Appliance - CVE-2023-20017
Published: August 24, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79952
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2023-20017
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Intersight Private Virtual Appliance
Cisco Intersight Private Virtual Appliance
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when extracting uploaded software packages. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20017
Install updates from vendor's website.