CVE-2023-20216

Summary

CVECVE-2023-20216
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-08-03 22:15:00 UTC
Updated2024-01-25 17:15:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the privilege management functionality of all Cisco BroadWorks server types could allow an authenticated, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to incorrect implementation of user role permissions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the application as a user with the BWORKS or BWSUPERADMIN role and issuing crafted commands on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute commands beyond the sphere of their intended access level, including initiating installs or running operating system commands with elevated permissions. There are workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Broadworks Application Delivery Platform All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Application Server All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Application Server All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Database Server All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Execution Server All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Media Server All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Network Database Server All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Network Function Manager All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Network Server All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Network Server All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Profile Server All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Profile Server All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Service Control Function Server All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Troubleshooting Server All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Xtended Services Platform All All All All
Application Cisco Broadworks Xtended Services Platform All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco BroadWorks Privilege Escalation Vulnerability MISC sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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