What is CVE-2023-20231?

CVE-2023-20231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst 9105ax, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-20231?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-20231 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Cisco Catalyst 9105ax

CVE-2023-20231

A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform an injection attack against an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web UI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary Cisco IOS XE Software CLI commands with level 15 privileges. Note: This vulnerability is exploitable only if the attacker obtains the credentials for a Lobby Ambassador account. This account is not configured by default.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.007 (52.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20231?: CVE-2023-20231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst 9105ax, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-20231?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-20231 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.