Privilege escalation in Cisco Appdynamics
CVE-2023-20274
A vulnerability in the installer script of Cisco AppDynamics PHP Agent could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient permissions that are set by the PHP Agent Installer on the PHP Agent install directory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying objects in the PHP Agent install directory, which would run with the same privileges as PHP. A successful exploit could allow a lower-privileged attacker to elevate their privileges to root on an affected device.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.8% 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 Appdynamics — versions 21.2.7, 21.2.8, 21.4.0
- Cisco Appdynamics — versions 21.2.7, 21.2.8, 21.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20274?
- CVE-2023-20274 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Appdynamics, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-11-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20274?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.