CVE-2023-20118

7.2

HIGH

Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers Command Inj - [Actively Exploited]

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business Routers RV016, RV042, RV042G, RV082, RV320, and RV325 Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user input within incoming HTTP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root-level privileges and access unauthorized data. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid administrative credentials on the affected device. Cisco has not and will not release software updates that address this vulnerability. However, administrators may disable the affected feature as described in the Workarounds ["#workarounds"] section. {{value}} ["%7b%7bvalue%7d%7d"])}]]

INFO

Published Date :

April 13, 2023, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 2, 2025, 8:31 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2

CISA Notification

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Due Date: Mar 24, 2025

Alert Date: Mar 03, 2025 | 58 days ago

Description :

Multiple Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers contains a command injection vulnerability in the web-based management interface. Successful exploitation could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to gain root-level privileges and access unauthorized data.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sbr042-multi-vuln-ej76Pke5 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20118

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-20118 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-20118 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
1	Cisco	rv016_firmware
2	Cisco	rv042_firmware
3	Cisco	rv042g_firmware
4	Cisco	rv082_firmware
5	Cisco	rv320_firmware
6	Cisco	rv325_firmware
7	Cisco	small_business_rv_series_router_firmware
8	Cisco	rv042
9	Cisco	rv042g
10	Cisco	rv320
11	Cisco	rv325
12	Cisco	rv082
13	Cisco	rv016

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 13

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-2023-20118.

URL	Resource
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sbr042-multi-vuln-ej76Pke5	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sbr042-multi-vuln-ej76Pke5	Mitigation 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).

winmt/winmt

About Me

Updated: 2 months ago

5 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Sept. 18, 2024, 12:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 13 different CVEs too.

winmt/winmt

Self-introduction

Updated: 11 months ago

1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : May 18, 2024, 1:06 p.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

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

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