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2 vulnerabilities found for allen-bradley_stratix_5200_firmware by rockwellautomation
CVE-2023-20198 (GCVE-0-2023-20198)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2023-10-16 15:12 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05Summary
Cisco is providing an update for the ongoing investigation into observed exploitation of the web UI feature in Cisco IOS XE Software. We are updating the list of fixed releases and adding the Software Checker. Our investigation has determined that the actors exploited two previously unknown issues. The attacker first exploited CVE-2023-20198 to gain initial access and issued a privilege 15 command to create a local user and password combination. This allowed the user to log in with normal user access. The attacker then exploited another component of the web UI feature, leveraging the new local user to elevate privilege to root and write the implant to the file system. Cisco has assigned CVE-2023-20273 to this issue. CVE-2023-20198 has been assigned a CVSS Score of 10.0. CVE-2023-20273 has been assigned a CVSS Score of 7.2. Both of these CVEs are being tracked by CSCwh87343.
Severity
10 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-420 - Unprotected Alternate Channel
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/c… | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software |
Affected:
16.1.1
Affected: 16.1.2 Affected: 16.1.3 Affected: 16.2.1 Affected: 16.2.2 Affected: 16.3.1 Affected: 16.3.2 Affected: 16.3.3 Affected: 16.3.1a Affected: 16.3.4 Affected: 16.3.5 Affected: 16.3.5b Affected: 16.3.6 Affected: 16.3.7 Affected: 16.3.8 Affected: 16.3.9 Affected: 16.3.10 Affected: 16.3.11 Affected: 16.4.1 Affected: 16.4.2 Affected: 16.4.3 Affected: 16.5.1 Affected: 16.5.1a Affected: 16.5.1b Affected: 16.5.2 Affected: 16.5.3 Affected: 16.6.1 Affected: 16.6.2 Affected: 16.6.3 Affected: 16.6.4 Affected: 16.6.5 Affected: 16.6.4a Affected: 16.6.5a Affected: 16.6.6 Affected: 16.6.7 Affected: 16.6.8 Affected: 16.6.9 Affected: 16.6.10 Affected: 16.7.1 Affected: 16.7.1a Affected: 16.7.1b Affected: 16.7.2 Affected: 16.7.3 Affected: 16.7.4 Affected: 16.8.1 Affected: 16.8.1a Affected: 16.8.1b Affected: 16.8.1s Affected: 16.8.1c Affected: 16.8.1d Affected: 16.8.2 Affected: 16.8.1e Affected: 16.8.3 Affected: 16.9.1 Affected: 16.9.2 Affected: 16.9.1a Affected: 16.9.1b Affected: 16.9.1s Affected: 16.9.3 Affected: 16.9.4 Affected: 16.9.3a Affected: 16.9.5 Affected: 16.9.5f Affected: 16.9.6 Affected: 16.9.7 Affected: 16.9.8 Affected: 16.10.1 Affected: 16.10.1a Affected: 16.10.1b Affected: 16.10.1s Affected: 16.10.1c Affected: 16.10.1e Affected: 16.10.1d Affected: 16.10.2 Affected: 16.10.1f Affected: 16.10.1g Affected: 16.10.3 Affected: 16.11.1 Affected: 16.11.1a Affected: 16.11.1b Affected: 16.11.2 Affected: 16.11.1s Affected: 16.12.1 Affected: 16.12.1s Affected: 16.12.1a Affected: 16.12.1c Affected: 16.12.1w Affected: 16.12.2 Affected: 16.12.1y Affected: 16.12.2a Affected: 16.12.3 Affected: 16.12.8 Affected: 16.12.2s Affected: 16.12.1x Affected: 16.12.1t Affected: 16.12.4 Affected: 16.12.3s Affected: 16.12.3a Affected: 16.12.4a Affected: 16.12.5 Affected: 16.12.6 Affected: 16.12.1z1 Affected: 16.12.5a Affected: 16.12.5b Affected: 16.12.1z2 Affected: 16.12.6a Affected: 16.12.7 Affected: 16.12.9 Affected: 16.12.10 Affected: 17.1.1 Affected: 17.1.1a Affected: 17.1.1s Affected: 17.1.1t Affected: 17.1.3 Affected: 17.2.1 Affected: 17.2.1r Affected: 17.2.1a Affected: 17.2.1v Affected: 17.2.2 Affected: 17.2.3 Affected: 17.3.1 Affected: 17.3.2 Affected: 17.3.3 Affected: 17.3.1a Affected: 17.3.1w Affected: 17.3.2a Affected: 17.3.1x Affected: 17.3.1z Affected: 17.3.4 Affected: 17.3.5 Affected: 17.3.4a Affected: 17.3.6 Affected: 17.3.4b Affected: 17.3.4c Affected: 17.3.5a Affected: 17.3.5b Affected: 17.3.7 Affected: 17.3.8 Affected: 17.4.1 Affected: 17.4.2 Affected: 17.4.1a Affected: 17.4.1b Affected: 17.4.2a Affected: 17.5.1 Affected: 17.5.1a Affected: 17.5.1b Affected: 17.5.1c Affected: 17.6.1 Affected: 17.6.2 Affected: 17.6.1w Affected: 17.6.1a Affected: 17.6.1x Affected: 17.6.3 Affected: 17.6.1y Affected: 17.6.1z Affected: 17.6.3a Affected: 17.6.4 Affected: 17.6.1z1 Affected: 17.6.5 Affected: 17.6.6 Affected: 17.7.1 Affected: 17.7.1a Affected: 17.7.1b Affected: 17.7.2 Affected: 17.10.1 Affected: 17.10.1a Affected: 17.10.1b Affected: 17.8.1 Affected: 17.8.1a Affected: 17.9.1 Affected: 17.9.1w Affected: 17.9.2 Affected: 17.9.1a Affected: 17.9.1x Affected: 17.9.1y Affected: 17.9.3 Affected: 17.9.2a Affected: 17.9.1x1 Affected: 17.9.3a Affected: 17.9.4 Affected: 17.9.1y1 Affected: 17.11.1 Affected: 17.11.1a Affected: 17.12.1 Affected: 17.12.1a Affected: 17.11.99SW |
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CVE-2023-20198 (GCVE-0-2023-20198)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-16 15:12 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05Summary
Cisco is providing an update for the ongoing investigation into observed exploitation of the web UI feature in Cisco IOS XE Software. We are updating the list of fixed releases and adding the Software Checker. Our investigation has determined that the actors exploited two previously unknown issues. The attacker first exploited CVE-2023-20198 to gain initial access and issued a privilege 15 command to create a local user and password combination. This allowed the user to log in with normal user access. The attacker then exploited another component of the web UI feature, leveraging the new local user to elevate privilege to root and write the implant to the file system. Cisco has assigned CVE-2023-20273 to this issue. CVE-2023-20198 has been assigned a CVSS Score of 10.0. CVE-2023-20273 has been assigned a CVSS Score of 7.2. Both of these CVEs are being tracked by CSCwh87343.
Severity
10 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-420 - Unprotected Alternate Channel
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/c… | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software |
Affected:
16.1.1
Affected: 16.1.2 Affected: 16.1.3 Affected: 16.2.1 Affected: 16.2.2 Affected: 16.3.1 Affected: 16.3.2 Affected: 16.3.3 Affected: 16.3.1a Affected: 16.3.4 Affected: 16.3.5 Affected: 16.3.5b Affected: 16.3.6 Affected: 16.3.7 Affected: 16.3.8 Affected: 16.3.9 Affected: 16.3.10 Affected: 16.3.11 Affected: 16.4.1 Affected: 16.4.2 Affected: 16.4.3 Affected: 16.5.1 Affected: 16.5.1a Affected: 16.5.1b Affected: 16.5.2 Affected: 16.5.3 Affected: 16.6.1 Affected: 16.6.2 Affected: 16.6.3 Affected: 16.6.4 Affected: 16.6.5 Affected: 16.6.4a Affected: 16.6.5a Affected: 16.6.6 Affected: 16.6.7 Affected: 16.6.8 Affected: 16.6.9 Affected: 16.6.10 Affected: 16.7.1 Affected: 16.7.1a Affected: 16.7.1b Affected: 16.7.2 Affected: 16.7.3 Affected: 16.7.4 Affected: 16.8.1 Affected: 16.8.1a Affected: 16.8.1b Affected: 16.8.1s Affected: 16.8.1c Affected: 16.8.1d Affected: 16.8.2 Affected: 16.8.1e Affected: 16.8.3 Affected: 16.9.1 Affected: 16.9.2 Affected: 16.9.1a Affected: 16.9.1b Affected: 16.9.1s Affected: 16.9.3 Affected: 16.9.4 Affected: 16.9.3a Affected: 16.9.5 Affected: 16.9.5f Affected: 16.9.6 Affected: 16.9.7 Affected: 16.9.8 Affected: 16.10.1 Affected: 16.10.1a Affected: 16.10.1b Affected: 16.10.1s Affected: 16.10.1c Affected: 16.10.1e Affected: 16.10.1d Affected: 16.10.2 Affected: 16.10.1f Affected: 16.10.1g Affected: 16.10.3 Affected: 16.11.1 Affected: 16.11.1a Affected: 16.11.1b Affected: 16.11.2 Affected: 16.11.1s Affected: 16.12.1 Affected: 16.12.1s Affected: 16.12.1a Affected: 16.12.1c Affected: 16.12.1w Affected: 16.12.2 Affected: 16.12.1y Affected: 16.12.2a Affected: 16.12.3 Affected: 16.12.8 Affected: 16.12.2s Affected: 16.12.1x Affected: 16.12.1t Affected: 16.12.4 Affected: 16.12.3s Affected: 16.12.3a Affected: 16.12.4a Affected: 16.12.5 Affected: 16.12.6 Affected: 16.12.1z1 Affected: 16.12.5a Affected: 16.12.5b Affected: 16.12.1z2 Affected: 16.12.6a Affected: 16.12.7 Affected: 16.12.9 Affected: 16.12.10 Affected: 17.1.1 Affected: 17.1.1a Affected: 17.1.1s Affected: 17.1.1t Affected: 17.1.3 Affected: 17.2.1 Affected: 17.2.1r Affected: 17.2.1a Affected: 17.2.1v Affected: 17.2.2 Affected: 17.2.3 Affected: 17.3.1 Affected: 17.3.2 Affected: 17.3.3 Affected: 17.3.1a Affected: 17.3.1w Affected: 17.3.2a Affected: 17.3.1x Affected: 17.3.1z Affected: 17.3.4 Affected: 17.3.5 Affected: 17.3.4a Affected: 17.3.6 Affected: 17.3.4b Affected: 17.3.4c Affected: 17.3.5a Affected: 17.3.5b Affected: 17.3.7 Affected: 17.3.8 Affected: 17.4.1 Affected: 17.4.2 Affected: 17.4.1a Affected: 17.4.1b Affected: 17.4.2a Affected: 17.5.1 Affected: 17.5.1a Affected: 17.5.1b Affected: 17.5.1c Affected: 17.6.1 Affected: 17.6.2 Affected: 17.6.1w Affected: 17.6.1a Affected: 17.6.1x Affected: 17.6.3 Affected: 17.6.1y Affected: 17.6.1z Affected: 17.6.3a Affected: 17.6.4 Affected: 17.6.1z1 Affected: 17.6.5 Affected: 17.6.6 Affected: 17.7.1 Affected: 17.7.1a Affected: 17.7.1b Affected: 17.7.2 Affected: 17.10.1 Affected: 17.10.1a Affected: 17.10.1b Affected: 17.8.1 Affected: 17.8.1a Affected: 17.9.1 Affected: 17.9.1w Affected: 17.9.2 Affected: 17.9.1a Affected: 17.9.1x Affected: 17.9.1y Affected: 17.9.3 Affected: 17.9.2a Affected: 17.9.1x1 Affected: 17.9.3a Affected: 17.9.4 Affected: 17.9.1y1 Affected: 17.11.1 Affected: 17.11.1a Affected: 17.12.1 Affected: 17.12.1a Affected: 17.11.99SW |
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"value": "Cisco is providing an update for the ongoing investigation into observed exploitation of the web UI feature in Cisco IOS XE Software. We are updating the list of fixed releases and adding the Software Checker. Our investigation has determined that the actors exploited two previously unknown issues. The attacker first exploited CVE-2023-20198 to gain initial access and issued a privilege 15 command to create a local user and password combination. This allowed the user to log in with normal user access. The attacker then exploited another component of the web UI feature, leveraging the new local user to elevate privilege to root and write the implant to the file system. Cisco has assigned CVE-2023-20273 to this issue. CVE-2023-20198 has been assigned a CVSS Score of 10.0. CVE-2023-20273 has been assigned a CVSS Score of 7.2. Both of these CVEs are being tracked by CSCwh87343."
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