Cisco IOS XE Unauthenticatd Remote Command Execution (CVE-2023-20198) (Direct Check)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 184452

Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a web application affected by a remote command execution vulnerability.

Description

The Cisco IOS XE web interface on the remote host is affected by a remote command execution vulnerability. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this, by sending a crafted request, to perform actions such as creating a new administrator user, or executing arbitrary commands at privilege level 15.

Solution

See vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?c6cbae08

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

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 184452

File Name: cisco_ios_xe_CVE-2023-20198_direct_check.nbin

Version: 1.21

Type: remote

Family: CISCO

Published: 11/6/2023

Updated: 11/12/2024

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

Exploited by Nessus: true

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/2023

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

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Cisco IOX XE Unauthenticated RCE Chain)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-20198

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

IAVA: 2023-A-0574-S

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCwh87343