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Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Command Injection (cisco-sa-webui-cmdinj-Gje47EMn)
high Nessus Plugin ID 166015
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
A vulnerability in the web UI feature 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 API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid Administrator privileges on the affected device.Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvz74822See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?41961c8d
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-74745
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 166015
File Name: cisco-sa-webui-cmdinj-Gje47EMn-iosxe.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 10/11/2022
Updated: 11/29/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.3
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-20851
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 6.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/28/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-20851