cisco-sa-iox-8whGn5dL: Cisco IOx Application Hosting Environment Command Injection Vulnerability

Published Feb 1, 2023
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Updated

A vulnerability in the Cisco IOx application hosting environment could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying host operating system.This vulnerability is due to incomplete sanitization of parameters that are passed in

Affected Software

1 affected component
Cisco IOx

Event History

Feb 1, 2023
Advisory Published
04:00 PM
Data Sourced
04:00 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-XXXX associated with cisco-sa-iox-8whGn5dL?

The severity of CVE-2023-XXXX associated with cisco-sa-iox-8whGn5dL is critical, allowing for root command execution.

2

How do I fix the vulnerability cisco-sa-iox-8whGn5dL?

To fix the cisco-sa-iox-8whGn5dL vulnerability, update your Cisco IOx to the latest available version as recommended in the advisory.

3

What are the potential impacts of exploiting cisco-sa-iox-8whGn5dL?

Exploiting cisco-sa-iox-8whGn5dL can lead to unauthorized command execution on the host operating system, potentially compromising the system.

4

Who is affected by the vulnerability cisco-sa-iox-8whGn5dL?

Any users or organizations running vulnerable versions of Cisco IOx are affected by the vulnerability cisco-sa-iox-8whGn5dL.

5

Is there a workaround for cisco-sa-iox-8whGn5dL?

There are currently no known workarounds for mitigating cisco-sa-iox-8whGn5dL; updating to a patched version is the only solution.

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