Cisco Identity Services Engine client-side enforcement of server-side security

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco Identity Services Engine (Policy Management Software) (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a client-side enforcement of server-side security vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-602. The product is composed of a server that relies on the client to implement a mechanism that is intended to protect the server. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated attacker to delete or read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must have valid credentials on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

The weakness was released 05/18/2023 as cisco-sa-ise-file-delete-read-PK5ghDDd. It is possible to read the advisory at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-20171 since 10/27/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/18/2023).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
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VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Client-side enforcement of server-side security
CWE: CWE-602
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/27/2022 CVE reserved
05/18/2023 +203 days Advisory disclosed
05/18/2023 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/18/2023 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-ise-file-delete-read-PK5ghDDd
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20171 (🔒)

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2023 09:14
Changes: 05/18/2023 09:14 (48)
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