CVE-2022-20822 (GCVE-0-2022-20822)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-26 14:00 – Updated: 2024-10-15 15:59
VLAI
Title
Cisco Identity Services Engine Unauthorized File Access Vulnerability
Summary
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read and delete files on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request that contains certain character sequences to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read or delete specific files on the device that their configured administrative level should not have access to. Cisco plans to release software updates that address this vulnerability.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-15 15:59 UTC
CWE
Assigner
cisco CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 66/100 over 431 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Cisco Cisco Identity Services Engine Software Affected: n/a
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Date Public
2022-10-19 00:00
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