CVE-2023-20217 Privilege escalation in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application
Authenticated local attackers can elevate privileges to root and view arbitrary files via insufficient CLI input validation in Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent.
- 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-2023-20217?
CVE-2023-20217 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application, published on 16 Aug 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 CLI of Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent, Virtual Appliance installation type, could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the operating system CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing certain commands using sudo. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view arbitrary files as root on the underlying operating system. The attacker must have valid credentials on the affected device.
Weakness: CWE-250
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20217?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Thousandeyes Enterprise Agent, Cisco Thousandeyes Recorder.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20217?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20217 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xqw8-9f8f-59wq.