CVE-2022-20797 Cisco Secure Network Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Medium 5.5 Published 27 May 2022 Updated 6 Nov 2024

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands as administrator via the web interface, requiring immediate patching for network analytics deployments.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-20797?

CVE-2022-20797 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise, published on 27 May 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Network Analytics, formerly Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as an administrator on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient user input validation by the web-based management interface of the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary commands in the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to make configuration changes on the affected device or cause certain services to restart unexpectedly.

Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20797?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Secure Network Analytics.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20797?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20797 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2022-20797 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20797 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q878-24h5-xfhg.