Vulnerability · Published Aug 30, 2023 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2023-20266
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Cisco Emergency Responder from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in Cisco Emergency Responder, Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME), and Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges to root on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because the application does not properly restrict the files that are being used for upgrades. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a crafted upgrade file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid platform administrator credentials on an affected device.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Emergency Responder | 12.5(1)SU412.5(1)SU8a14SU3 |
| Cisco | Cisco Unity Connection | 12.5(1)SU612.5(1)SU712.5(1)SU814SU214SU3 |
| Cisco | Cisco Unified Communications Manager | 12.5(1)SU8 |
Weakness: CWE-347 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N