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CVE-2023-20043 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2023-20043

CVE-2023-20043

MEDIUM6.7

A vulnerability in Cisco CX Cloud Agent of could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges

Published Jan 19, 2023

Modified 1 years ago

Details

A vulnerability in Cisco CX Cloud Agent of could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges.

This vulnerability is due to insecure file permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by calling the script with sudo. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take complete control of the affected device.

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cxagent-gOq9QjqZ

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20043

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

6.7

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

HighPR:H

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

6.7/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedJan 19, 2023

ModifiedAug 2, 2024