Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager and Cisco Prime Infrastructure - CVE-2023-20260
Published: January 11, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85291
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20260
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper processing of command line arguments to application scripts. A local administrator can gain the elevated privileges of the root user on the underlying operating system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20260
Install updates from vendor's website.