9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-24509
Arista EOS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

On affected modular platforms running Arista EOS equipped with both redundant supervisor modules and having the redundancy protocol configured with RPR or SSO, an existing unprivileged user can login to the standby supervisor as a root user, leading to a privilege escalation. Valid user credentials are required in order to exploit this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

April 13, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:48 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-24509 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 Arista eos
2 Arista 7304x3
3 Arista 7324x
4 Arista 7328x
5 Arista 7504r3
6 Arista 7508r3
7 Arista 7512r3
8 Arista 7804r3
9 Arista 7808r3
10 Arista 704x3
11 Arista 7304x
12 Arista 7308x
13 Arista 7316x
14 Arista 7504r
15 Arista 7508r
16 Arista 7512r
17 Arista 7516r
18 Arista 755x
19 Arista 758x
20 Arista 7812r3
21 Arista 7816r3
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-2023-24509.

URL Resource
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/16985-security-advisory-0082 Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/16985-security-advisory-0082 Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/16985-security-advisory-0082
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 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:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/16985-security-advisory-0082 No Types Assigned https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/16985-security-advisory-0082 Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.23 up to (including) 4.23.13m *cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.24.0 up to (excluding) 4.24.11m *cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.25.0 up to (excluding) 4.25.10m *cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.26.0 up to (excluding) 4.26.9m *cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.27.0 up to (excluding) 4.27.7m *cpe:2.3:o:arista:eos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.28.0 up to (excluding) 4.28.4m OR cpe:2.3:h:arista:704x3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7304x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7304x3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7308x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7316x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7324x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7328x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7504r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7504r3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7508r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7508r3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7512r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7512r3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7516r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:755x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:758x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7804r3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7808r3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7812r3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:arista:7816r3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2023-24509 is associated with the following CWEs:

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.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.18850

percentile

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