CVE-2023-20009 Privilege escalation in Cisco Secure Email
Authenticated attackers can gain root access on Cisco Secure Email Gateways by uploading a malicious SNMP configuration file.
- 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-2023-20009?
CVE-2023-20009 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Email Security Appliance, published on 16 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the Web UI and administrative CLI of the Cisco Secure Email Gateway (ESA) and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager (SMA) could allow an authenticated remote attacker and or authenticated local attacker to escalate their privilege level and gain root access. The attacker has to have a valid user credential with at least a [[privilege of operator - validate actual name]]. The vulnerability is due to the processing of a specially crafted SNMP configuration file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the targeted device and uploading a specially crafted SNMP configuration file that when uploaded could allow for the execution of commands as root. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain root access on the device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20009?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Email Security Appliance, Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20009?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20009 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20009 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20009 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Email Security Appliance
- CVE-2022-20798 Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager External Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2015-6291 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2022-20664 Cisco Email Security Appliance and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-20960 Denial of service in Cisco Secure Email
- CVE-2018-0419 Security feature bypass in Email Security Appliance (ESA)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rj99-fcj2-r7fw.