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CVE-2020-3253

Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software Shell Access Vulnerability

Severity Score

6.7
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in the support tunnel feature of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access the shell of an affected device even though expert mode is disabled. The vulnerability is due to improper configuration of the support tunnel feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enabling the support tunnel, setting a key, and deriving the tunnel password. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to run any system command with root access on an affected device.

Una vulnerabilidad en la funcionalidad support tunnel del Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software, podría permitir a un atacante local autenticado acceder al shell de un dispositivo afectado aunque el modo expert esté desactivado. La vulnerabilidad es debido a una configuración inapropiada de la funcionalidad support tunnel. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad al habilitar support tunnel, establecer una clave y derivar la contraseña de tunnel. Una explotación con éxito podría permitir a un atacante ejecutar cualquier comando del sistema con acceso root sobre un dispositivo afectado.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-12-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-05-06 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Cisco
Search vendor "Cisco"
 Firepower Threat Defense
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Firepower Threat Defense"
 < 6.5.0
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Firepower Threat Defense" and version " < 6.5.0"
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Affected