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Cisco AppDynamics PHP Agent Privilege Escalation (cisco-sa-appd-php-authpriv-gEBwTvu5)

high Nessus Plugin ID 299882

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco AppDynamics is affected by a vulnerability.

 - A vulnerability in the installer script of Cisco AppDynamics PHP Agent could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient permissions that are set by the PHP Agent Installer on the PHP Agent install directory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying objects in the PHP Agent install directory, which would run with the same privileges as PHP. A successful exploit could allow a lower-privileged attacker to elevate their privileges to root on an affected device. (CVE-2023-20274)

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 CSCwh65119

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?27c8fda0

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 299882

File Name: cisco-sa-appd-php-authpriv-gEBwTvu5.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 2/24/2026

Updated: 2/25/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-20274

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:appdynamics

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Cisco AppDynamics

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/15/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-20274