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 :
Jan. 25, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
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.
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 |
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 [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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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)
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-2023-20266
weaknesses.
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