Cisco IOS XE on Catalyst ROM Monitor Software file information disclosure
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco IOS XE on Catalyst (Router Operating System) (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing of the component ROM Monitor Software. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-538. The product places sensitive information into files or directories that are accessible to actors who are allowed to have access to the files, but not to the sensitive information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
A vulnerability in the password-recovery disable feature of Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor (ROMMON) Software for Cisco Catalyst Switches could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to recover the configuration or reset the enable password. This vulnerability is due to a problem with the file and boot variable permissions in ROMMON. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by rebooting the switch into ROMMON and entering specific commands through the console. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read any file or reset the enable password.
The weakness was shared 10/11/2022 as cisco-sa-iosxe-info-disc-nrORXjO. The advisory is shared for download at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-20864 since 11/02/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1083.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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Exploiting
Class: File information disclosureCWE: CWE-538 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Timeline
11/02/2021 🔍10/11/2022 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-iosxe-info-disc-nrORXjO
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-20864 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
Entry
Created: 10/11/2022 09:49Updated: 10/31/2022 14:49
Changes: 10/11/2022 09:49 (51), 10/31/2022 14:49 (11)
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