#VU81286 OS Command Injection in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2023-20231
Published: September 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81286
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20231
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco IOS XE
Catalyst 9300 Series Switches
Catalyst 9400 Series Switches
Catalyst 9500 Series Switches
Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controllers for Cloud
Catalyst 9800 Embedded Wireless Controller
Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst 9100X Series Access Points
Cisco IOS XE
Catalyst 9300 Series Switches
Catalyst 9400 Series Switches
Catalyst 9500 Series Switches
Catalyst 9800-CL Wireless Controllers for Cloud
Catalyst 9800 Embedded Wireless Controller
Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst 9100X Series Access Points
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the web UI. A remote user 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.