Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Command Injection (cisco-sa-webui-cmdinj-Gje47EMn)

high Nessus Plugin ID 166015

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

A vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform an injection attack against an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web UI API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid Administrator privileges on the affected device.

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 CSCvz74822

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?41961c8d

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-74745

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvz74822

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 166015

File Name: cisco-sa-webui-cmdinj-Gje47EMn-iosxe.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 10/11/2022

Updated: 11/29/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-20851

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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: 9/28/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/28/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-20851

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-webui-cmdinj-Gje47EMn

IAVA: 2022-A-0390

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCvz74822