CVE-2023-20076: cisco 807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware Improper Handling of Parameters

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-20076 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Handling of Parameters vulnerability in cisco 807_industrial_integrated_services_router_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-02-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 28-10-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying host operating system. This vulnerability is due to incomplete sanitization of parameters that are passed in for activation of an application. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by deploying and activating an application in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment with a crafted activation payload file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying host operating system.

• CWE-233Improper Handling of ParametersThe product does not properly handle when the expected number of parameters, fields, or arguments is not provided in input, or if those parameters are undefined.
• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.