Cisco Firepower 4100/Firepower 9300/UCS CLI command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Firepower 4100, Firepower 9300 and UCS. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component CLI. Performing a manipulation results in command injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-20015. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco Firepower 4100, Firepower 9300 and UCS (Virtualization Software) (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component CLI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 02/22/2023 as cisco-sa-nxfp-cmdinj-XXBZjtR. The advisory is shared at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-20015 since 10/27/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-24194). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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CNA Base Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/27/2022 🔍
02/22/2023 +118 days 🔍
02/22/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/15/2025 +905 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-nxfp-cmdinj-XXBZjtR
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20015 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20015
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221625
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/22/2023 18:10
Updated: 08/15/2025 10:17
Changes: 02/22/2023 18:10 (39), 03/24/2023 08:05 (1), 03/24/2023 08:07 (20), 08/15/2025 10:17 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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