CVE-2023-20234
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability (CVE-2023-20234) was discovered in the Command Line Interface (CLI) of Cisco FXOS Software. This vulnerability was disclosed on August 23, 2023, affecting multiple Cisco products including Firepower 1000 Series, Firepower 2100 Series, Firepower 4100 Series, Firepower 9300 Security Appliances, and Secure Firewall 3100 Series (Cisco Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from insufficient parameter validation in a specific CLI command. It has been assigned a CVSS Base Score of 4.4 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. The vulnerability requires local access and high privileges for exploitation, but requires no user interaction (NVD).

Impact

A successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an authenticated attacker to create or overwrite any file on the filesystem of an affected device, including critical system files. This could potentially lead to system compromise or disruption of services (Cisco Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds available that address this vulnerability. Organizations are advised to upgrade to a fixed version of the software (Cisco Advisory).

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