CVE-2020-3229 HIGH

CVE-2020-3229: Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco IOS XE Software 16.2.2
Weakness CWE-264
Published June 3, 2020
Last update November 15, 2024

CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in Role Based Access Control (RBAC) functionality of Cisco IOS XE Web Management Software could allow a Read-Only authenticated, remote attacker to execute commands or configuration changes as an Admin user. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of RBAC for the administration GUI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a modified HTTP request to the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker as a Read-Only user to execute CLI commands or configuration changes as if they were an Admin user.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 3, 2020 CVE published
November 15, 2024 Record updated