7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-20029
"Cisco IOS XE Software Meraki Onboarding Privilege Elevation"
Description

A vulnerability in the Meraki onboarding feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to gain root level privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient memory protection in the Meraki onboarding feature of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying the Meraki registration parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root.

INFO

Published Date :

March 23, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:40 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-20029 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 Cisco ios_xe
2 Cisco catalyst_9200
3 Cisco catalyst_9200cx
4 Cisco catalyst_9200l
5 Cisco catalyst_9300
6 Cisco catalyst_9300-24p-a
7 Cisco catalyst_9300-24p-e
8 Cisco catalyst_9300-24s-a
9 Cisco catalyst_9300-24s-e
10 Cisco catalyst_9300-24t-a
11 Cisco catalyst_9300-24t-e
12 Cisco catalyst_9300-24u-a
13 Cisco catalyst_9300-24u-e
14 Cisco catalyst_9300-24ux-a
15 Cisco catalyst_9300-24ux-e
16 Cisco catalyst_9300-48p-a
17 Cisco catalyst_9300-48p-e
18 Cisco catalyst_9300-48s-a
19 Cisco catalyst_9300-48s-e
20 Cisco catalyst_9300-48t-a
21 Cisco catalyst_9300-48t-e
22 Cisco catalyst_9300-48u-a
23 Cisco catalyst_9300-48u-e
24 Cisco catalyst_9300-48un-a
25 Cisco catalyst_9300-48un-e
26 Cisco catalyst_9300-48uxm-a
27 Cisco catalyst_9300-48uxm-e
28 Cisco catalyst_9300l
29 Cisco catalyst_9300l-24p-4g-a
30 Cisco catalyst_9300l-24p-4g-e
31 Cisco catalyst_9300l-24p-4x-a
32 Cisco catalyst_9300l-24p-4x-e
33 Cisco catalyst_9300l-24t-4g-a
34 Cisco catalyst_9300l-24t-4g-e
35 Cisco catalyst_9300l-24t-4x-a
36 Cisco catalyst_9300l-24t-4x-e
37 Cisco catalyst_9300l-48p-4g-a
38 Cisco catalyst_9300l-48p-4g-e
39 Cisco catalyst_9300l-48p-4x-a
40 Cisco catalyst_9300l-48p-4x-e
41 Cisco catalyst_9300l-48t-4g-a
42 Cisco catalyst_9300l-48t-4g-e
43 Cisco catalyst_9300l-48t-4x-a
44 Cisco catalyst_9300l-48t-4x-e
45 Cisco catalyst_9300l_stack
46 Cisco catalyst_9300lm
47 Cisco catalyst_9300x
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-20029.

URL Resource
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-sABD8hcU Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-sABD8hcU Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-20029 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-20029 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 https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-sABD8hcU
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 05, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-sABD8hcU No Types Assigned https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-priv-esc-sABD8hcU Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:17.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9200cx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9200l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-24p-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-24p-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-24s-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-24s-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-24t-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-24t-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-24u-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-24u-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-24ux-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-24ux-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-48p-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-48p-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-48s-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-48s-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-48t-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-48t-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-48u-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-48u-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-48un-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-48un-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-48uxm-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300-48uxm-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-24p-4g-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-24p-4g-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-24p-4x-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-24p-4x-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-24t-4g-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-24t-4g-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-24t-4x-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-24t-4x-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-48p-4g-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-48p-4g-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-48p-4x-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-48p-4x-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-48t-4g-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-48t-4g-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-48t-4x-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l-48t-4x-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300l_stack:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300lm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_9300x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-20029 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-20029 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05627

percentile

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