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Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
high Nessus Plugin ID 127917
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE Software is affected by following vulnerability- A vulnerability in the authorization subsystem of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated but unprivileged (level 1), remote attacker to run privileged Cisco IOS commands by using the web UI.The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user privileges of web UI users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a malicious payload to a specific endpoint in the web UI. A successful exploit could allow the lower-privileged attacker to execute arbitrary commands with higher privileges on the affected device. (CVE-2019-1754)
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 CSCvi36813See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?56dcafb4
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-71135
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 127917
File Name: cisco-sa-20190327-iosxe-privesc.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Family: CISCO
Published: 8/20/2019
Updated: 1/8/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1754
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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: 3/27/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-1754