Improper Privilege Management in Cisco Identity Services Engine

1) Improper Privilege Management

EUVDB-ID: #VU80517

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20194

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in the ERS API. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted request and obtain sensitive information from the underlying operating system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE): 2.7 - 3.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_identity_services_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_identity_services_engine:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_identity_services_engine:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ise-priv-esc-KJLp2Aw

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.