Known Exploited Vulnerability
7.2
HIGH
CVE-2023-20118
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.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

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 Action
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
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).

About Me

Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago
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Born at : Sept. 18, 2024, 12:59 p.m. This repo has been linked 13 different CVEs too.

Self-introduction

Updated: 10 months, 1 week ago
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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.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-20118 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • BleepingComputer
Cisco warns of Webex for BroadWorks flaw exposing credentials

Cisco warned customers today of a vulnerability in Webex for BroadWorks that could let unauthenticated attackers access credentials remotely. Webex for BroadWorks integrates Cisco Webex's video confer ... Read more

Published Date: Mar 04, 2025 (1 month ago)
  • The Cyber Express
Newly Exploited Vulnerabilities Target Cisco, Microsoft, and More – CISA Warns

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog by adding five vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited in the w ... Read more

Published Date: Mar 04, 2025 (1 month ago)
  • security.nl
VS meldt actief misbruik van lek in end-of-life Cisco vpn-routers

Aanvallers maken actief misbruik van een kwetsbaarheid in Cisco small business vpn-routers. Daarvoor waarschuwt het Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) van het Amerikaanse minister ... Read more

Published Date: Mar 04, 2025 (1 month ago)
  • Cyber Security News
CISA Warns of Cisco Small Business Routers Vulnerability Exploited in Wild

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent advisory, warning that a critical command injection vulnerability in Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers tracked as ... Read more

Published Date: Mar 04, 2025 (1 month ago)
  • The Hacker News
Cisco, Hitachi, Microsoft, and Progress Flaws Actively Exploited—CISA Sounds Alarm

Cyber Attack / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added five security flaws impacting software from Cisco, Hitachi Vantara, Microsoft Windows, and ... Read more

Published Date: Mar 04, 2025 (1 month ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Critical Flaws Exploited: Cisco, Windows, Hitachi, WhatsUp Gold at Risk

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning for federal agencies to mitigate security vulnerabilities being actively exploited in Cisco routers, Windows syste ... Read more

Published Date: Mar 04, 2025 (1 month ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
CISA KEV Catalog Update Part I – March 2025

On March 3, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog by adding several new vulnerabilities, including those affecting ... Read more

Published Date: Mar 04, 2025 (1 month ago)
  • BleepingComputer
CISA tags Windows, Cisco vulnerabilities as actively exploited

CISA has warned US federal agencies to secure their systems against attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in Cisco and Windows systems. While the cybersecurity agency has tagged these flaws as actively e ... Read more

Published Date: Mar 03, 2025 (1 month ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
PolarEdge Botnet Campaign

PolarEdge Botnet has emerged as a significant threat in the cybersecurity landscape, exploiting vulnerabilities in edge devices from multiple manufacturers, including Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, and Synology. ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 28, 2025 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • The Hacker News
PolarEdge Botnet Exploits Cisco and Other Flaws to Hijack ASUS, QNAP, and Synology Devices

A new malware campaign has been observed targeting edge devices from Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, and Synology to rope them into a botnet named PolarEdge since at least the end of 2023. French cybersecurity com ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 27, 2025 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
PolarEdge Botnet: 2,000+ IoT Devices Infected

Image: SekoiaThe PolarEdge botnet, a sophisticated IoT-based malware campaign, has been discovered by Sekoia’s Threat Detection & Research (TDR) team, targeting vulnerable Cisco Small Business Routers ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 26, 2025 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-20118 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.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2025

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

    Mar. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. 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"])}]]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 05, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Removed CWE CWE-20
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Mar. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Date Added 2025-03-03
    Added Due Date 2025-03-24
    Added 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.
    Added Vulnerability Name Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers Command Injection Vulnerability
  • 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-sbr042-multi-vuln-ej76Pke5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-77
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sbr042-multi-vuln-ej76Pke5 No Types Assigned https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sbr042-multi-vuln-ej76Pke5 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv016_firmware:1.5.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv016_firmware:4.2.3.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv042_firmware:1.5.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv042_firmware:4.2.3.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv042:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv042g_firmware:1.5.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv042g_firmware:4.2.3.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv042g:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv082_firmware:1.5.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv082_firmware:4.2.3.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv082:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv320_firmware:1.5.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv320_firmware:4.2.3.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv320:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv325_firmware:1.5.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv325_firmware:4.2.3.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:rv325:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2023-20118 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

5.12 }} -0.13%

score

0.88899

percentile

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