What is CVE-2023-20166?

CVE-2023-20166 is a vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) that could allow an authenticated attacker to perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system.

What is the severity of CVE-2023-20166?

CVE-2023-20166 has a severity rating of medium (6.7).

Which version of Cisco Identity Services Engine is affected by CVE-2023-20166?

CVE-2023-20166 affects Cisco Identity Services Engine version 3.2 and 3.2-patch1.

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2023-20166?

To exploit CVE-2023-20166, an attacker must have valid Administrator credentials and can perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-20166?

More information about CVE-2023-20166 can be found in the Cisco Security Advisory: [Cisco Security Advisory](https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-traversal-ZTUgMYhu).

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CVE-2023-20166

medium

6.7

CWE

22 24

18/5/2023

28/10/2024

CVE-2023-20166: Cisco Identity Services Engine Path Traversal Vulnerabilities

First published: Thu May 18 2023(Updated: )

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated attacker to perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system to either elevate privileges to root or read arbitrary files. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must have valid Administrator credentials on the affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Cisco Identity Services Engine	=3.2
Cisco Identity Services Engine	=3.2-patch1

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Reference Links

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-traversal-ZTUgMYhu

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-20166?
CVE-2023-20166 is a vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) that could allow an authenticated attacker to perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-20166?
CVE-2023-20166 has a severity rating of medium (6.7).
Which version of Cisco Identity Services Engine is affected by CVE-2023-20166?
CVE-2023-20166 affects Cisco Identity Services Engine version 3.2 and 3.2-patch1.
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2023-20166?
To exploit CVE-2023-20166, an attacker must have valid Administrator credentials and can perform path traversal attacks on the underlying operating system.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-20166?
More information about CVE-2023-20166 can be found in the Cisco Security Advisory: [Cisco Security Advisory](https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-traversal-ZTUgMYhu).

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