Cisco Identity Services Engine Software up to 3.3.0 CLI os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component CLI. Executing a manipulation can lead to os command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-20469. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component CLI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability in specific CLI commands in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform command injection attacks on the underlying operating system and elevate privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid Administrator privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root.

The advisory is shared for download at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-20469 since 11/08/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. 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.

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Productinfo

Type

• Policy Management Software

Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• Identity Services Engine Software

Version

• 3.2.0
• 3.2.0 p1
• 3.2.0 p2
• 3.2.0 p3
• 3.2.0 p4
• 3.2.0 p5
• 3.2.0 p6
• 3.3 Patch 1
• 3.3 Patch 2
• 3.3 Patch 3
• 3.3.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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