VDB-225016 · CVE-2023-20117 · EUVD-2023-24296

Cisco Small Business RV320/Small Business RV325 Web-based Management Interface command delimiter

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Cisco Small Business RV320 and Small Business RV325. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. Executing a manipulation can lead to command delimiter. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-20117. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Small Business RV320 and Small Business RV325 (affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command delimiter vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-146. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as expression or command delimiters when they are sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV320 and RV325 Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending malicious input to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands as the root user on the underlying Linux operating system of the affected device. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker would need to have valid Administrator credentials on the affected device. Cisco has not released software updates to address these vulnerabilities.

The weakness was released 04/06/2023 as cisco-sa-sb-rv32x-cmdinject-cKQsZpxL. The advisory is shared for download at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-20117 since 10/27/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-24296). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

Cisco

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command delimiter
CWE: CWE-146 / CWE-140 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/27/2022 🔍
04/06/2023 +161 days 🔍
04/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/24/2025 +871 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-sb-rv32x-cmdinject-cKQsZpxL
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20117 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20117
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225016
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 08:27
Updated: 08/24/2025 03:38
Changes: 04/06/2023 08:27 (48), 04/22/2023 18:34 (10), 08/24/2025 03:38 (15)
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