Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco AppDynamics PHP Agent - CVE-2023-20274

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco AppDynamics PHP Agent - CVE-2023-20274

Published: November 17, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83237
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20274
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco AppDynamics PHP Agent

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local administrator to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient permissions that are set by the PHP Agent Installer on the PHP Agent install directory, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-20274

Install updates from vendor's website.

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