8.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-8233
"Cisco EdgeSwitch HTTP Command Injection Vulnerability"
Description

A command injection vulnerability exists in EdgeSwitch firmware <v1.9.0 that allowed an authenticated read-only user to execute arbitrary shell commands over the HTTP interface, allowing them to escalate privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 17, 2020, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8233 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ui edgeswitch_firmware
2 Ui es-12f
3 Ui es-16-150w
4 Ui es-24-250w
5 Ui es-24-500w
6 Ui es-24-lite
7 Ui es-48-500w
8 Ui es-48-750w
9 Ui es-48-lite
10 Ui es-8-150w
11 Ui ep-16-xg
12 Ui ep-s16
1 Opensuse leap
2 Opensuse backports_sle

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-8233 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-8233 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00019.html
    Added Reference https://community.ui.com/releases/EdgeMAX-EdgeSwitch-Firmware-v1-9-1-v1-9-1/8a87dfc5-70f5-4055-8d67-570db1f5695c
    Added Reference https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-advisory-bulletin-014-014/1c32c056-2c64-4e60-ac23-ce7d8f387821
    Added Reference https://www.ui.com/download/edgemax
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00019.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00019.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle:15.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00019.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://community.ui.com/releases/EdgeMAX-EdgeSwitch-Firmware-v1-9-1-v1-9-1/8a87dfc5-70f5-4055-8d67-570db1f5695c No Types Assigned https://community.ui.com/releases/EdgeMAX-EdgeSwitch-Firmware-v1-9-1-v1-9-1/8a87dfc5-70f5-4055-8d67-570db1f5695c Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-advisory-bulletin-014-014/1c32c056-2c64-4e60-ac23-ce7d8f387821 No Types Assigned https://community.ui.com/releases/Security-advisory-bulletin-014-014/1c32c056-2c64-4e60-ac23-ce7d8f387821 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.ui.com/download/edgemax No Types Assigned https://www.ui.com/download/edgemax Product
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ui:edgeswitch_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.9.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:ui:ep-16-xg:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:ui:ep-s16:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:ui:es-12f:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:ui:es-16-150w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:ui:es-24-250w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:ui:es-24-500w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:ui:es-24-lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:ui:es-48-500w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:ui:es-48-750w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:ui:es-48-lite:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:ui:es-8-150w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.31 }} -0.09%

score

0.69597

percentile

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