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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2023-20009 – Cisco ESA and Secure Email and Web Manager Vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2023-20009

Cisco ESA and Secure Email and Web Manager could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper validation of an uploaded Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) configuration file. By uploading a specially-crafted configuration file, an <authenticated> attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands as root.

Impact

  • Privilege Escalation

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2023-20009

Affected Vendors

Cisco

Affected Products

  • Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA)
  • Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager

Remediation

Refer to Cisco Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. 

Cisco Security Advisory