CVE-2023-20017
criticalpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.010 · 61 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Intersight Private Virtual Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands using root-level privileges. The attacker would need to have Administrator privileges on the affected device to exploit these vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input validation when extracting uploaded software packages. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by authenticating to an affected device and uploading a crafted software package. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Intersight Virtual Appliancecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.5–9.1
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affected products (39)
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advisories (1)
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- cisco-sa-ivpa-cmdinj-C5XRbbOyCisco Intersight Private Virtual Appliance Command Injection Vulnerabilities2023-08-16csaf · cisco_csafUS
Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Intersight Private Virtual Appliance could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands using root-level privileges. The attacker would need to have Administrator privileges on the affected device to exploit these vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient input validation when extracting uploaded software packages. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by authenticating to an affected device and uploading a crafted software package. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges. Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.
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references (4)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-20017/cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ivpa-cmdinj-C5XRbbOycnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ivpa-cmdinj-C5XRbbOyenisa_euvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ivpa-cmdinj-C5XRbbOyVendor Advisorynvd
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