CVE-2022-20693

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 inject commands to the underlying operating system with root privileges.

Score

CVSS 3.1 7.2 High

Status

Modified - psirt@cisco.com

Published

2022-04-15

Last modified

2024-11-06

Weaknesses

CWE-74, CWE-78

Affected products

• Cisco Ios Xe Software (Cisco)
• Ios Xe (Cisco)

References

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-webuiapi-inj-Nyrq92Od