Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager and Cisco Prime Infrastructure - CVE-2023-20260

 

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
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager
Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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