CVE-2023-20217
Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent Sudo Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent, Virtual Appliance installation type, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the operating system CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing certain commands using sudo. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view arbitrary files as root on the underlying operating system. The attacker must have valid credentials on the affected device.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 16, 2023, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 25, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2023-20217
vulnerability.
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
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-2023-20217.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-te-va-priv-esc-PUdgrx8E | 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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2023-20217 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-20217 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.
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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 Removed Reference Cisco Systems, Inc. http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Aug/19 Removed Reference Cisco Systems, Inc. http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174232/Cisco-ThousandEyes-Enterprise-Agent-Virtual-Appliance-Arbitrary-File-Read.html Added CWE Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-250 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 25, 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:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174232/Cisco-ThousandEyes-Enterprise-Agent-Virtual-Appliance-Arbitrary-File-Read.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174232/Cisco-ThousandEyes-Enterprise-Agent-Virtual-Appliance-Arbitrary-File-Read.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Aug/19 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Aug/19 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-te-va-priv-esc-PUdgrx8E No Types Assigned https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-te-va-priv-esc-PUdgrx8E Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:thousandeyes_enterprise_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.230 *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:thousandeyes_recorder:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 18, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174232/Cisco-ThousandEyes-Enterprise-Agent-Virtual-Appliance-Arbitrary-File-Read.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Aug/19 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-20217 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-2023-20217
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
0.05712
percentile