CVE-2023-20038 Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Industrial Network Director
A local attacker can exploit a static key in Cisco Industrial Network Director to decrypt stored credentials and access monitored remote systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-20038?
CVE-2023-20038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Industrial Network Director, published on 19 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the monitoring application of Cisco Industrial Network Director could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access a static secret key used to store both local data and credentials for accessing remote systems. This vulnerability is due to a static key value stored in the application used to encrypt application data and remote credentials. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by gaining local access to the server Cisco Industrial Network Director is installed on. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to decrypt data allowing the attacker to access remote systems monitored by Cisco Industrial Network Director.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20038?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Industrial Network Director.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20038?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Industrial Network Director
- CVE-2023-20036 Cisco Industrial Network Director Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1976 Cisco Industrial Network Director Configuration Data Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1861 Cisco Industrial Network Director Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-3567 Cisco Industrial Network Director Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-15973 Cisco Industrial Network Director Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9p6-6m27-5xwj.