CVE-2023-20121 Command injection in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Authenticated local attackers can escape the restricted shell to gain root privileges on Cisco EPNM, ISE, and Prime Infrastructure systems.
- 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-2023-20121?
CVE-2023-20121 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, published on 5 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple vulnerabilities in the restricted shell of Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM), Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE), and Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escape the restricted shell and gain root privileges on the underlying operating system. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20121?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, Cisco Identity Services Engine, Cisco Prime Infrastructure.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20121?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20121 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-2023-20121 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20121 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager
- CVE-2016-1289 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2016-1291 Deserialization in n/a
- CVE-2021-1487 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-1821 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2019-1822 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
All Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wfj6-f52r-g6f6.