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Cisco NX-OS Software Privilege Escalation (CVE-2019-1603)
high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501323
Synopsis
The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate lower-level privileges to the administrator level. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the targeted device and executing commands that could lead to elevated privileges. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to make configuration changes to the system as administrator. Nexus 3000 Series Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(4). Nexus 3500 Platform Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(4). Nexus 3600 Platform Switches are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)F3(5). Nexus 9000 Series Switches- Standalone are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)I7(4). Nexus 9500 R-Series Line Cards and Fabric Modules are affected in versions prior to 7.0(3)F3(5).This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
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Solution
Refer to the vendor advisory.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 501323
Version: 1.1
Type: remote
Family: Tenable.ot
Published: 7/25/2023
Updated: 7/26/2023
Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1603
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:7
Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Cisco
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/8/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/8/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-1603
CWE: 863