CVE-2020-3218
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
03/06/2020
Last modified:
17/09/2021
Description
A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying Linux shell. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by first creating a malicious file on the affected device itself and then uploading a second malicious file to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges or bypass licensing requirements on the device.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.20
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
9.00
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.4a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.4s:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.6.7a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.7.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.7.1b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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