CVE-2023-20045 Command injection in Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware
Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary root commands on Cisco Small Business RV routers via crafted web requests.
- 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-2023-20045?
CVE-2023-20045 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware, published on 19 Jan 2023. 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 Small Business RV160 and RV260 Series VPN Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands using root-level privileges on the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid Administrator-level credentials on the affected device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20045?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Cisco Rv160 Vpn Router Firmware, Cisco Rv160w Wireless-Ac Vpn Router Firmware, Cisco Rv260 Vpn Router Firmware, Cisco Rv260p Vpn Router With Poe Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20045?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20045 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-2023-20045 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20045 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware
- CVE-2021-1289 Cisco Small Business RV160, RV160W, RV260, RV260P, and RV260W VPN Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-1290 Cisco Small Business RV160, RV160W, RV260, RV260P, and RV260W VPN Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-1291 Cisco Small Business RV160, RV160W, RV260, RV260P, and RV260W VPN Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-1292 Cisco Small Business RV160, RV160W, RV260, RV260P, and RV260W VPN Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2021-1293 Cisco Small Business RV160, RV160W, RV260, RV260P, and RV260W VPN Routers Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fxmm-jp7q-8qvp.