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Cisco Email Security Appliance Arbitrary Code Execution (cisco-sa-esa-sma-privesc-9DVkFpJ8)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 171791
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
According to its self-reported version, Cisco Email Security Appliance is affected by vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco ESA could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation in the CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting operating system commands into a legitimate command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escape the restricted command prompt and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system as the CLI process user. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid user credentials with Operator-level privileges or higher.Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug IDs CSCwd50043See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 171791
File Name: cisco-sa-esa-ace-9DVkFpJ8.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 2/22/2023
Updated: 3/14/2023
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-20075
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.7
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/AsyncOS/Cisco Email Security Appliance/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/15/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-20075