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)
EPSS: 0.007 (49.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)
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.