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CVE-2023-20015


A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco Firepower 4100 Series, Cisco Firepower 9300 Security Appliances, and Cisco UCS 6200, 6300, 6400, and 6500 Series Fabric Interconnects could allow an authenticated, local attacker to inject unauthorized commands. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of commands supplied by the user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to a device and submitting crafted input to the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute unauthorized commands within the CLI. An attacker with Administrator privileges could also execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of Cisco UCS 6400 and 6500 Series Fabric Interconnects with root-level privileges.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.0, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 39 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 36 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2023-02-23T20:15:13.333

Last Modified

2024-11-21T07:40:20.853

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.0 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-78
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-78

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.0\(4o\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.1\(3k\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.2\(2d\) Yes
Operating System cisco ucs_6536_firmware - Yes
Hardware cisco ucs_6536 - No
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.0\(4o\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.1\(3k\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.2\(2d\) Yes
Operating System cisco ucs_64108_firmware - Yes
Hardware cisco ucs_64108 - No
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.0\(4o\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.1\(3k\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.2\(2d\) Yes
Operating System cisco ucs_6454_firmware - Yes
Hardware cisco ucs_6454 - No
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.0\(4o\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.1\(3k\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.2\(2d\) Yes
Operating System cisco ucs_6200_firmware - Yes
Hardware cisco ucs_6200 - No
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.0\(4o\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.1\(3k\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.2\(2d\) Yes
Operating System cisco ucs_6248up_firmware - Yes
Hardware cisco ucs_6248up - No
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.0\(4o\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.1\(3k\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.2\(2d\) Yes
Operating System cisco ucs_6296up_firmware - Yes
Hardware cisco ucs_6296up - No
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.0\(4o\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.1\(3k\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.2\(2d\) Yes
Operating System cisco ucs_6300_firmware - Yes
Hardware cisco ucs_6300 - No
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.0\(4o\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.1\(3k\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.2\(2d\) Yes
Operating System cisco ucs_6324_firmware - Yes
Hardware cisco ucs_6324 - No
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.0\(4o\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.1\(3k\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.2\(2d\) Yes
Operating System cisco ucs_6332_firmware - Yes
Hardware cisco ucs_6332 - No
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.0\(4o\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.1\(3k\) Yes
Application cisco ucs_central_software < 4.2\(2d\) Yes
Operating System cisco ucs_6332-16up_firmware - Yes
Hardware cisco ucs_6332-16up - No
Operating System cisco firepower_extensible_operating_system - Yes
Hardware cisco firepower_4100 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_4110 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_4112 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_4115 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_4120 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_4125 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_4140 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_4145 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_4150 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_9300_sm-24 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_9300_sm-36 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_9300_sm-40 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_9300_sm-44 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_9300_sm-44_x_3 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_9300_sm-48 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_9300_sm-56 - No
Hardware cisco firepower_9300_sm-56_x_3 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.