Cisco IOS XE CVE-2023-20198 Implant Indicator of Compromise

critical Nessus Plugin ID 183312

Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a web application that is likely compromised.

Description

The Cisco IOS XE web interface on the remote host is likely compromised.

Solution

See vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?c9f7676c

http://www.nessus.org/u?3f350d3d

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 183312

File Name: cisco_ios_xe_implant_CVE-2023-20198.nbin

Version: 1.28

Type: remote

Family: CISCO

Published: 10/18/2023

Updated: 11/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-20198

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 9.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/2023

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 10/20/2023, 10/27/2023

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Cisco IOX XE Unauthenticated RCE Chain)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-20198, CVE-2023-20273

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-iosxe-webui-privesc-j22SaA4z

IAVA: 2023-A-0574-S

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCwh87343