CVE-2023-20166 Cisco Identity Services Engine Path Traversal Vulnerabilities

Medium 6.0 Published 18 May 2023 Updated 28 Oct 2024

Authenticated administrators can exploit path traversal in Cisco ISE to read arbitrary files or escalate privileges to root.

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-2023-20166?

CVE-2023-20166 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine, published on 18 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated attacker to perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system to either elevate privileges to root or read arbitrary files. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must have valid Administrator credentials on the affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-24

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20166?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Identity Services Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20166?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20166 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-20166 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20166 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-h4h6-v7j3-3gh5.