Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor Software for Catalyst Switches Information Disclosure (cisco-sa-iosxe-info-disc-nrORXjO)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 166458

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Synopsis

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

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor Software for Catalyst Switches is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. A problem with file and boot variable permissions in the ROMMON password-recovery disable feature of Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor (ROMMON) Software could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to reboot the switch into ROMMON and enter specific commands through the console to recover the configuration or reset the enable password.

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCvx64514, CSCvx88952, CSCwa53008, CSCwa58212

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 166458

File Name: cisco-sa-iosxe-info-disc-nrORXjO.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 10/25/2022

Updated: 10/25/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-20864

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 4

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

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-2022-20864

CWE: 538

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-iosxe-info-disc-nrORXjO

IAVA: 2022-A-0390

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCvx64514, CSCvx88952, CSCwa53008, CSCwa58212

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