CVE-2023-20136 Privilege escalation in Cisco Secure Workload
Authenticated read-only users can execute administrator-level OpenAPI operations, allowing unauthorized modification of user labels.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-20136?
CVE-2023-20136 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Workload, published on 28 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the OpenAPI of Cisco Secure Workload could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with the privileges of a read-only user to execute operations that should require Administrator privileges. The attacker would need valid user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC) of certain OpenAPI operations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a crafted OpenAPI function call with valid credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute OpenAPI operations that are reserved for the Administrator user, including the creation and deletion of user labels.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20136?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Workload.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20136?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20136 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20136 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20136 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Workload
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j98g-g34p-r4ch.