CVE-2023-20273—Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability Name

Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability

Description

Cisco IOS XE contains a command injection vulnerability in the web user interface. When chained with CVE-2023-20198, the attacker can leverage the new local user to elevate privilege to root and write the implant to the file system. Cisco identified CVE-2023-20273 as the vulnerability exploited to deploy the implant. CVE-2021-1435, previously associated with the exploitation events, is no longer believed to be related to this activity.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Ransomware Status:

Unknown

Action

Verify that instances of Cisco IOS XE Web UI are in compliance with BOD 23-02 and apply mitigations per vendor instructions. For affected products (Cisco IOS XE Web UI exposed to the internet or to untrusted networks), follow vendor instructions to determine if a system may have been compromised and immediately report positive findings to CISA.

Additional Notes

• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-webui-privesc-j22SaA4z
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20273

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Related Weaknesses

• CWE-78