Cisco SD-WAN vManage CLI: Local File Deletion via Directory Traversal
CVE-2023-20098 Published on May 9, 2023
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco SDWAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to delete arbitrary files. This vulnerability is due to improper filtering of directory traversal character sequences within system commands. An attacker with administrative privileges could exploit this vulnerability by running a system command containing directory traversal character sequences to target an arbitrary file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to delete arbitrary files from the system, including files owned by root.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-20098 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Path Traversal: '../filedir'
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize "../" sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-20098
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Affected Versions
Cisco SD-WAN vManage:- Version 20.9.1 is affected.
- Version 20.9.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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