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Cisco Email Security Appliance PrivEsc (cisco-sa-esa-sma-privesc-9DVkFpJ8)
high Nessus Plugin ID 171792
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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 a vulnerability in the web UI and CLI of Cisco ESA could allow an authenticated, remote attacker (web UI) or authenticated, local attacker (CLI) to elevate privileges to root. The attacker must have valid user credentials with Operator-level privileges or higher. This vulnerability is due to the improper validation of an uploaded Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) configuration file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the affected device and uploading a specially crafted SNMP configuration file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands as root. 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 CSCwd29901See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 171792
File Name: cisco-sa-esa-privesc-9DVkFpJ8.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 2/22/2023
Updated: 3/13/2023
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
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-2023-20009
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:/a:cisco:email_security_appliance
Required KB Items: Host/AsyncOS/Cisco Email Security Appliance/Version, Settings/ParanoidReport
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/15/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/15/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-20009