High severity · published Jun 3, 2020
CVE-2020-3229
A vulnerability in Role Based Access Control (RBAC) functionality of Cisco IOS XE Web Management Software could allow a Read-Only authenticated, remote attacker to execute…
8.8
CVSS
5.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in Role Based Access Control (RBAC) functionality of Cisco IOS XE Web Management Software could allow a Read-Only authenticated, remote attacker to execute commands or configuration changes as an Admin user. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of RBAC for the administration GUI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a modified HTTP request to the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker as a Read-Only user to execute CLI commands or configuration changes as if they were an Admin user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.3% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IX
IOS XE · Cisco
16.2.2; 16.3.1; 16.3.1a; 16.3.2; 16.3.3; 16.3.4; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3229
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-3229
Patch
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-webui-PZgQxjfG
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