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CVE-2023-20231 (GCVE-0-2023-20231)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-09-27 17:19
Modified
2025-12-16 18:23
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VLAI Severity ?
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CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Summary
A vulnerability in the web UI 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. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary Cisco IOS XE Software CLI commands with level 15 privileges.
Note: This vulnerability is exploitable only if the attacker obtains the credentials for a Lobby Ambassador account. This account is not configured by default.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software |
Version: 16.12.8 Version: 16.12.4 Version: 16.12.4a Version: 16.12.5 Version: 16.12.6 Version: 16.12.5a Version: 16.12.5b Version: 16.12.6a Version: 16.12.7 Version: 16.12.9 Version: 17.2.2 Version: 17.2.3 Version: 17.3.1 Version: 17.3.2 Version: 17.3.3 Version: 17.3.1a Version: 17.3.1w Version: 17.3.2a Version: 17.3.1x Version: 17.3.1z Version: 17.3.4 Version: 17.3.5 Version: 17.3.4a Version: 17.3.6 Version: 17.3.4b Version: 17.3.4c Version: 17.3.5a Version: 17.3.5b Version: 17.4.1 Version: 17.4.2 Version: 17.4.1a Version: 17.4.1b Version: 17.4.2a Version: 17.5.1 Version: 17.5.1a Version: 17.5.1b Version: 17.5.1c Version: 17.6.1 Version: 17.6.2 Version: 17.6.1w Version: 17.6.1a Version: 17.6.1x Version: 17.6.3 Version: 17.6.1y Version: 17.6.1z Version: 17.6.3a Version: 17.6.4 Version: 17.6.1z1 Version: 17.6.5 Version: 17.6.5a Version: 17.7.1 Version: 17.7.1a Version: 17.7.1b Version: 17.7.2 Version: 17.10.1 Version: 17.10.1a Version: 17.10.1b Version: 17.8.1 Version: 17.8.1a Version: 17.9.1 Version: 17.9.1w Version: 17.9.2 Version: 17.9.1a Version: 17.9.1x Version: 17.9.1y Version: 17.9.2a Version: 17.9.1x1 |
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