RCE in Cisco Small Business Rv Series Router Firmware
CVE-2023-20045
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV160 and RV260 Series VPN Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands using root-level privileges on the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid Administrator-level credentials on the affected device.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.2% 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 Small Business Rv Series Router Firmware
- Cisco Rv160 Vpn Router
- Cisco Rv160 Vpn Router Firmware
- Cisco Rv160w Wireless-Ac Vpn Router
- Cisco Rv160w Wireless-Ac Vpn Router Firmware
- Cisco Rv260p Vpn Router With Poe
- Cisco Rv260p Vpn Router With Poe Firmware
- Cisco Rv260 Vpn Router
- Cisco Rv260 Vpn Router Firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20045?
- CVE-2023-20045 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Small Business Rv Series Router Firmware, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2023-01-20.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20045?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.