RCE in Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance
CVE-2023-20017
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Intersight Private Virtual Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands using root-level privileges. The attacker would need to have Administrator privileges on the affected device to exploit these vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input validation when extracting uploaded software packages. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by authenticating to an affected device and uploading a crafted software package. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (59.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance — versions 1.0.9-113, 1.0.9-148, 1.0.9-230
- Cisco Intersight Private Virtual Appliance — versions 1.0.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20017?
- CVE-2023-20017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-08-16.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20017?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.