Cisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-20273
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-10-25 18:17:00 UTC
Updated2024-01-25 17:15:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject commands with the privileges of root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web UI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject commands to the underlying operating system with root privileges.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.923840000 probability, percentile 0.997260000 (date 2026-04-03)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-10-23; due 2023-10-27; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorCisco
ProductCisco IOS XE Web UI
NameCisco IOS XE Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability
Required ActionVerify that instances of Cisco IOS XE Web UI are in compliance with BOD 23-02 and apply mitigations per vendor instructions. For affected products (Cisco IOS XE Web UI exposed to the internet or to untrusted networks), follow vendor instructions to determine if a system may have been compromised and immediately report positive findings to CISA.
Noteshttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iosxe-webui-privesc-j22SaA4z; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20273

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48fd-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48fd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48fd-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48uq - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48uq-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48uq-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48uq-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48ur - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48ur-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48ur-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48ur-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48uz - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48uz-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48uz-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-12x48uz-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24pd - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24pd-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24pd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24pd-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24pdm - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24pdm-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24pdm-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24pdm-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24ps-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24ps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24ps-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24td-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24td-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24td-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24ts-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-24ts-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fd-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fd-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fq - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fq-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fq-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fq-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fqm - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fqm-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fqm-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fqm-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fs-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fs-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48fs-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48pd-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48pd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48pd-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48pq-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48pq-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48pq-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48ps-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48ps-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48ps-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48td-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48td-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48td-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48tq-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48tq-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48tq-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48ts-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48ts-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-48ts-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-8x24pd-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-8x24pd-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-8x24pd-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-8x24uq - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-8x24uq-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-8x24uq-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3650-8x24uq-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-12s-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-12s-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-12x48u - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-12xs-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-12xs-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-16xs-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-16xs-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24p-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24p-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24p-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24pw-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24s-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24s-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24t-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24t-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24t-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24u - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24u-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24u-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24u-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24xs - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24xs-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24xs-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24xu - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24xu-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24xu-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-24xu-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-32xs-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-32xs-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48f-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48f-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48f-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48p-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48p-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48p-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48pw-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48t-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48t-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48t-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48u - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48u-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48u-l - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48u-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48xs - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48xs-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48xs-f-e - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48xs-f-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-48xs-s - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-nm-2-40g - All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 3850-nm-8-10g - All All All
Operating System Cisco Ios Xe All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
packetstormsecurity.com/files/175674/Cisco-IOX-XE-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Executi... packetstormsecurity.com
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Feature MISC sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 317376 Cisco Internetwork Operating System (IOS) XE Software Web UI Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (cisco-sa-iosxe-webui-privesc-j22SaA4z)
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