Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Command Injection (cisco-sa-webui-cmdinj-zM283Zdw)

high Nessus Plugin ID 137183

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch (cisco-sa-webui-cmdinj-zM283Zdw)

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS XE Software is affected by a Web UI Command Injection vulnerability. The vulnerability exists in the web-based user interface due to improper validation of specific HTTP requests. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, to inject IOS commands to the affected device, and could alter the configuration of the device.

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvq32584

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?0aed7c77

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-73388

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvq32584

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 137183

File Name: cisco-sa-webui-cmdinj-zM283Zdw-iosxe.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: combined

Family: CISCO

Published: 6/5/2020

Updated: 5/3/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3224

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-3224

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-webui-cmdinj-zM283Zdw

IAVA: 2020-A-0239-S

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCvq32584