What is the severity of CVE-2024-20383?

CVE-2024-20383 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20383?

To fix CVE-2024-20383, apply the latest patches provided by Cisco for affected products including Cisco Crosswork NSO and Cisco ConfD.

Who is affected by CVE-2024-20383?

CVE-2024-20383 affects authenticated, low-privileged local users of Cisco Crosswork NSO and Cisco ConfD who can execute specific CLI commands.

What types of attacks can CVE-2024-20383 facilitate?

CVE-2024-20383 can facilitate privilege escalation attacks, allowing low-privileged users to gain root access to the underlying operating system.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-20383?

Currently, there are no known workarounds for CVE-2024-20383, so applying the recommended patches is essential.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-20383

medium

4.8

CWE

15/5/2024

1/8/2024

CVE-2024-20383: XSS

First published: Wed May 15 2024(Updated: )

A vulnerability in the Cisco Crosswork NSO CLI and the ConfD CLI could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, local attacker to elevate privileges to root on the underlying operating system. The vulnerability is due to an incorrect privilege assignment when specific CLI commands are used. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing an affected CLI command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root on the underlying operating system.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Cisco Crosswork Network Services Orchestrator
Cisco ConfD

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Reference Links

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-sma-wsa-xss-bgG5WHOD

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-20383?
CVE-2024-20383 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20383?
To fix CVE-2024-20383, apply the latest patches provided by Cisco for affected products including Cisco Crosswork NSO and Cisco ConfD.
Who is affected by CVE-2024-20383?
CVE-2024-20383 affects authenticated, low-privileged local users of Cisco Crosswork NSO and Cisco ConfD who can execute specific CLI commands.
What types of attacks can CVE-2024-20383 facilitate?
CVE-2024-20383 can facilitate privilege escalation attacks, allowing low-privileged users to gain root access to the underlying operating system.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2024-20383?
Currently, there are no known workarounds for CVE-2024-20383, so applying the recommended patches is essential.

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