CVE-2023-20043

Severity Score

6.7

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A vulnerability in Cisco CX Cloud Agent of could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate their privileges.
This vulnerability is due to insecure file permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by calling the script with sudo. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to take complete control of the affected device.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 6.7

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-10-27 CVE Reserved
2023-01-19 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions
CWE-708: Incorrect Ownership Assignment

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cxagent-gOq9QjqZ	2024-01-25

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Cx Cloud Agent Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cx Cloud Agent"				< 1.9 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cx Cloud Agent" and version " < 1.9"		-		Affected
Cisco Search vendor "Cisco"		Cx Cloud Agent Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cx Cloud Agent"				2.2 Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Cx Cloud Agent" and version "2.2"		-		Affected