CVE-2023-20258 Deserialization in Cisco Prime Infrastructure
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands by uploading malicious serialized Java objects to Cisco Prime Infrastructure.
- 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-2023-20258?
CVE-2023-20258 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, published on 17 Jan 2024. 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 Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to improper processing of serialized Java objects by the affected application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a document containing malicious serialized Java objects to be processed by the affected application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the application to execute arbitrary commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20258?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager, Cisco Prime Infrastructure.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20258?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20258 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2023-20258 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20258 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-7pgw-v8m2-c4f9.