RCE in Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise

CVE-2022-20797

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Network Analytics, formerly Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as an administrator on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient user input validation by the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary commands in the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to make configuration changes on the affected device or cause certain services to restart unexpectedly.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.016 (72.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20797?
CVE-2022-20797 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-20797?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.