fkie_cve-2025-20164
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-05-07 18:15
Modified
2025-05-08 14:39
Severity ?
8.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
Summary
A vulnerability in the Cisco Industrial Ethernet Switch Device Manager (DM) of Cisco IOS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of authorizations for authenticated users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to privilege level 15. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with privilege level 5 or higher. Read-only DM users are assigned privilege level 5.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ios-http-privesc-wCRd5e3
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "A vulnerability in the Cisco Industrial Ethernet Switch Device Manager (DM) of Cisco IOS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges.\r\n\r This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of authorizations for authenticated users. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate privileges to privilege level 15.\r\n\r To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid credentials for a user account with privilege level 5 or higher. Read-only DM users are assigned privilege level 5."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Una vulnerabilidad en el Administrador de Dispositivos (DM) del Switch Ethernet Industrial de Cisco del software Cisco IOS podr\u00eda permitir que un atacante remoto autenticado eleve privilegios. Esta vulnerabilidad se debe a una validaci\u00f3n insuficiente de las autorizaciones de los usuarios autenticados. Un atacante podr\u00eda explotar esta vulnerabilidad enviando una solicitud HTTP manipulada a un dispositivo afectado. Una explotaci\u00f3n exitosa podr\u00eda permitirle elevar los privilegios al nivel 15. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, el atacante debe tener credenciales v\u00e1lidas para una cuenta de usuario con nivel de privilegio 5 o superior. A los usuarios de DM de solo lectura se les asigna el nivel de privilegio 5."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2025-20164",
  "lastModified": "2025-05-08T14:39:09.683",
  "metrics": {
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        "cvssData": {
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "baseScore": 8.3,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H",
          "version": "3.1"
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        "impactScore": 5.5,
        "source": "psirt@cisco.com",
        "type": "Primary"
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  "published": "2025-05-07T18:15:37.813",
  "references": [
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  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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          "value": "CWE-862"
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