9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-9015
Arista TACACS+ Regular Expression Remote Command Injection
Description

Arista DCS-7050QX-32S-R 4.20.9M, DCS-7050CX3-32S-R 4.20.11M, and DCS-7280SRAM-48C6-R 4.22.0.1F devices (and possibly other products) allow attackers to bypass intended TACACS+ shell restrictions via a | character. NOTE: the vendor reports that this is a configuration issue relating to an overly permissive regular expression in the TACACS+ server permitted commands

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 20, 2020, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9015 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 Arista dcs-7050qx-32s-r_firmware
2 Arista dcs-7050cx3-32s-r_firmware
3 Arista dcs-7280sram-48c6-r_firmware
4 Arista dcs-7050qx-32s-r
5 Arista dcs-7050cx3-32s-r
6 Arista dcs-7280sram-48c6-r

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-9015 vulnerability over time.

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

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158119/Arista-Restricted-Shell-Escape-Privilege-Escalation.html
    Added Reference https://eos.arista.com/arista-eos-is-not-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-9015/
    Added Reference https://securitybytes.me
    Added Reference https://securitybytes.me/posts/cve-2020-9015/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 04, 2024

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

    May. 17, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 11, 2024

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

    Mar. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Tag MITRE disputed
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description ** DISPUTED ** Arista DCS-7050QX-32S-R 4.20.9M, DCS-7050CX3-32S-R 4.20.11M, and DCS-7280SRAM-48C6-R 4.22.0.1F devices (and possibly other products) allow attackers to bypass intended TACACS+ shell restrictions via a | character. NOTE: the vendor reports that this is a configuration issue relating to an overly permissive regular expression in the TACACS+ server permitted commands. Arista DCS-7050QX-32S-R 4.20.9M, DCS-7050CX3-32S-R 4.20.11M, and DCS-7280SRAM-48C6-R 4.22.0.1F devices (and possibly other products) allow attackers to bypass intended TACACS+ shell restrictions via a | character. NOTE: the vendor reports that this is a configuration issue relating to an overly permissive regular expression in the TACACS+ server permitted commands
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 16, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158119/Arista-Restricted-Shell-Escape-Privilege-Escalation.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://eos.arista.com/arista-eos-is-not-vulnerable-to-cve-2020-9015/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Arista DCS-7050QX-32S-R 4.20.9M, DCS-7050CX3-32S-R 4.20.11M, and DCS-7280SRAM-48C6-R 4.22.0.1F devices (and possibly other products) allow attackers to bypass intended TACACS+ shell restrictions via a | character. ** DISPUTED ** Arista DCS-7050QX-32S-R 4.20.9M, DCS-7050CX3-32S-R 4.20.11M, and DCS-7280SRAM-48C6-R 4.22.0.1F devices (and possibly other products) allow attackers to bypass intended TACACS+ shell restrictions via a | character. NOTE: the vendor reports that this is a configuration issue relating to an overly permissive regular expression in the TACACS+ server permitted commands.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://securitybytes.me No Types Assigned https://securitybytes.me Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://securitybytes.me/posts/cve-2020-9015/ No Types Assigned https://securitybytes.me/posts/cve-2020-9015/ Broken Link
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:arista:dcs-7050qx-32s-r_firmware:4.20.9m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:arista:dcs-7050qx-32s-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:arista:dcs-7050cx3-32s-r_firmware:4.20.11m:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:arista:dcs-7050cx3-32s-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:arista:dcs-7280sram-48c6-r_firmware:4.22.0.1f:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:arista:dcs-7280sram-48c6-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

4.48 }} -1.26%

score

0.92355

percentile

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