Cisco Security Manager Java Deserialization (cisco-sa-csm-java-rce-mWJEedcD)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 153258

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Cisco Security Manager due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied content. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCvu99974, CSCvv79824

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?8ead11b1

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvu99974

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvv79824

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 153258

File Name: cisco-sa-csm-java-rce-mWJEedcD.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 9/14/2021

Updated: 6/5/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-27131

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:security_manage

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Cisco Security Manager

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/16/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/16/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-27131

CWE: 20

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-csm-java-rce-mWJEedcD

IAVA: 2020-A-0535

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCvu99974, CSCvv79824