Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent Virtual Appliance sudo information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent Virtual Appliance. The affected element is an unknown function of the component sudo Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-20217. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent Virtual Appliance (affected version unknown). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component sudo Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 08/16/2023 as cisco-sa-te-va-priv-esc-PUdgrx8E. The advisory is shared for download at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-20217 since 10/27/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-24396). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/27/2022 🔍
08/16/2023 +293 days 🔍
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07/03/2025 +687 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-te-va-priv-esc-PUdgrx8E
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20217 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20217
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-237364
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2023 22:53
Updated: 07/03/2025 17:17
Changes: 08/16/2023 22:53 (38), 09/10/2023 16:43 (1), 09/10/2023 16:51 (12), 07/03/2025 17:17 (16)
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