7.2
HIGH
CVE-2023-20266
"Cisco Emergency Responder, Unified CM, Unified CM SME, and Unity Connection Root Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Emergency Responder, Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME), and Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because the application does not properly restrict the files that are being used for upgrades. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a crafted upgrade file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid platform administrator credentials on an affected device.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 30, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:41 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-20266 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 unified_communications_manager
2 Cisco emergency_responder
3 Cisco unity_connection
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-2023-20266.

URL Resource
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cucm-priv-esc-D8Bky5eg Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cucm-priv-esc-D8Bky5eg 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-2023-20266 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-20266 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-cucm-priv-esc-D8Bky5eg
  • 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-347
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 13, 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-cucm-priv-esc-D8Bky5eg No Types Assigned https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cucm-priv-esc-D8Bky5eg Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:emergency_responder:12.5.1su4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:emergency_responder:12.5.1su8a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:emergency_responder:14su3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_manager:12.5.1su8:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_communications_manager:12.5.1su8:*:*:*:session_management:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unity_connection:12.5\(1\)su6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unity_connection:12.5\(1\)su7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unity_connection:12.5\(1\)su8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unity_connection:14su2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unity_connection:14su3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2023-20266 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

0.12 }} 0.04%

score

0.46999

percentile

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