CVE-2020-3151 Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences Restricted Shell Escape Vulnerability

Medium 5.1 Published 26 Aug 2020 Updated 13 Nov 2024

Authenticated administrators can bypass restricted shell limitations to execute unauthorized commands with non-root privileges.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-3151?

CVE-2020-3151 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences, published on 26 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences (CMX) could allow an authenticated, local attacker with administrative credentials to bypass restrictions on the CLI. The vulnerability is due to insufficient security mechanisms in the restricted shell implementation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the CLI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to escape the restricted shell and execute a set of normally unauthorized commands with the privileges of a non-root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid administrative credentials.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3151?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3151?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3151 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-3151 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wmhq-mmr2-x8xm.