Vulnerability in Cisco Broadworks Application Delivery Platform
CVE-2023-20210
A vulnerability in Cisco BroadWorks could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to the root user on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the operating system CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a crafted command to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid BroadWorks administrative privileges on the affected device.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Broadworks Application Delivery Platform
- Cisco Broadworks Application Delivery Platform Firmware — versions 23.0, 24.0, 25.0
- Cisco Broadworks Application Server
- Cisco Broadworks Application Server Firmware — versions 23.0, 24.0, 25.0
- Cisco Broadworks Database Server
- Cisco Broadworks Database Server Firmware — versions 23.0, 24.0, 25.0
- Cisco Broadworks Database Troubleshooting Server
- Cisco Broadworks Database Troubleshooting Server Firmware — versions 23.0, 24.0, 25.0
- Cisco Broadworks Execution Server
- Cisco Broadworks Execution Server Firmware — versions 23.0, 24.0, 25.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20210?
- CVE-2023-20210 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Broadworks Application Delivery Platform, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2023-07-12.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20210?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.