CVE-2022-20851CWE-77

Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability

Medium · published September 30, 2022

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
65.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform an injection attack against an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted input to the web UI API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with root privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid Administrator privileges on the affected device.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01108 · 65.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
Published
2022-09-30T18:46Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 SEP 18:46Z
    Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability
    cvelistv5