Local Auth Access to Static Key in Cisco IND 3.4 Monitoring App
CVE-2023-20038 Published on January 20, 2023
A vulnerability in the monitoring application of Cisco Industrial Network Director could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access a static secret key used to store both local data and credentials for accessing remote systems. This vulnerability is due to a static key value stored in the application used to encrypt application data and remote credentials. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by gaining local access to the server Cisco Industrial Network Director is installed on. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to decrypt data allowing the attacker to access remote systems monitored by Cisco Industrial Network Director.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-20038 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
The use of a hard-coded cryptographic key significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data may be recovered.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-20038
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Affected Versions
Cisco Industrial Network Director:- Version 1.5.0 is affected.
- Version 1.5.1 is affected.
- Version 1.4.0 is affected.
- Version 1.0.0 is affected.
- Version 1.0.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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