High severity · published Nov 3, 2022
CVE-2022-20962
A vulnerability in the Localdisk Management feature of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to make unauthorized changes to the file…
8.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the Localdisk Management feature of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to make unauthorized changes to the file system of an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request with absolute path sequences. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to upload malicious files to arbitrary locations within the file system. Using this method, it is possible to access the underlying operating system and execute commands with system privileges.
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)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CI
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software · Cisco
3.1.0; 3.1.0 p1; 3.1.0 p3 · source: vendor
IS
Identity Services Engine · Cisco
3.1; 3.1; 3.1 · source: NVD
Affected product
CI
Cisco Identity Services Engine Software
Cisco
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20962
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-20962
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-path-trav-f6M7cs6r
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