7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-20274
Cisco AppDynamics PHP Agent Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability in the installer script of Cisco AppDynamics PHP Agent could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient permissions that are set by the PHP Agent Installer on the PHP Agent install directory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying objects in the PHP Agent install directory, which would run with the same privileges as PHP. A successful exploit could allow a lower-privileged attacker to elevate their privileges to root on an affected device.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 21, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 29, 2024, 8:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-20274 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 appdynamics
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-2023-20274.

URL Resource
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-appd-php-authpriv-gEBwTvu5 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-20274 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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-269
  • 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-269
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 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:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-appd-php-authpriv-gEBwTvu5 No Types Assigned https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-appd-php-authpriv-gEBwTvu5 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:21.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:22.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:22.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:22.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:22.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:22.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:22.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:22.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:23.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:appdynamics:23.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability in the installer script of Cisco AppDynamics PHP Agent could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient permissions that are set by the PHP Agent Installer on the PHP Agent install directory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by modifying objects in the PHP Agent install directory, which would run with the same privileges as PHP. A successful exploit could allow a lower-privileged attacker to elevate their privileges to root on an affected device.
    Added Reference Cisco Systems, Inc. https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-appd-php-authpriv-gEBwTvu5 [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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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

0.05716

percentile

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