What is the severity of CVE-2023-20209?

The severity of CVE-2023-20209 is high with a severity value of 7.2.

What is the description of CVE-2023-20209?

CVE-2023-20209 is a vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack resulting in remote code execution.

How do I fix CVE-2023-20209?

To fix CVE-2023-20209, it is recommended to apply the necessary security updates provided by Cisco.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2023-20209

high

7.2

CWE

77 94

16/8/2023

25/1/2024

CVE-2023-20209: Command Injection

Q: What is the affected software of CVE-2023-20209?

The affected software of CVE-2023-20209 is Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) version up to 14.3.1.

First published: Wed Aug 16 2023(Updated: )

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with read-write privileges on the application to perform a command injection attack that could result in remote code execution on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to establish a remote shell with root privileges.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server	<14.3.1
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server	<14.3.1

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https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-expressway-injection-X475EbTQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?
CVE-2023-20209
What is the severity of CVE-2023-20209?
The severity of CVE-2023-20209 is high with a severity value of 7.2.
What is the affected software of CVE-2023-20209?
The affected software of CVE-2023-20209 is Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) version up to 14.3.1.
What is the description of CVE-2023-20209?
CVE-2023-20209 is a vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) that could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection attack resulting in remote code execution.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20209?
To fix CVE-2023-20209, it is recommended to apply the necessary security updates provided by Cisco.

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