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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.3819
Cisco BroadWorks Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
6 July 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Cisco BroadWorks
Publisher: Cisco Systems
Operating System: Cisco
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2023-20210
Original Bulletin:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-bw-privesc-yw4ekrXW
Comment: CVSS (Max): 6.0 CVE-2023-20210 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
CVSS Source: Cisco Systems
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Cisco BroadWorks Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Priority: Medium
Advisory ID: cisco-sa-bw-privesc-yw4ekrXW
First Published: 2023 July 5 16:00 GMT
Version 1.0: Final
Workarounds: No workarounds available
Cisco Bug IDs: CSCwe83127
CVE Names: CVE-2023-20210
Summary
o A vulnerability in Cisco BroadWorks could allow an authenticated, local
attacker to elevate privileges to the root user on an affected device.
The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation by the operating
system CLI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by issuing a
crafted command to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow
the attacker to execute commands as the root user. To exploit this
vulnerability, an attacker must have valid BroadWorks administrative
privileges on the affected device.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There
are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
This advisory is available at the following link:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-bw-privesc-yw4ekrXW
Affected Products
o Vulnerable Products
At the time of publication, this vulnerability affected the following Cisco
products with the default configuration:
BroadWorks Application Delivery Platform
BroadWorks Application Server
BroadWorks Database Server
BroadWorks Database Troubleshooting Server
BroadWorks Execution Server
BroadWorks Media Server
BroadWorks Messaging Server
BroadWorks Network Database Server
BroadWorks Network Function Manager
BroadWorks Network Server
BroadWorks Profile Server
BroadWorks Service Control Function Server
BroadWorks Sharing Server
BroadWorks Video Server
BroadWorks WebRTC Server
BroadWorks Xtended Services Platform
For information about which Cisco software releases were vulnerable at the
time of publication, see the Fixed Software section of this advisory. See
the Details section in the bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory for the
most complete and current information.
Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable
Only products listed in the Vulnerable Products section of this advisory
are known to be affected by this vulnerability.
Cisco has confirmed that this vulnerability does not affect the following
Cisco products:
BroadWorks Ansible Playbook
BroadWorks pre-Install Check
BroadWorks Service License Report Tool
BroadWorks Software Manager
Workarounds
o There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Fixed Software
o When considering software upgrades , customers are advised to regularly
consult the advisories for Cisco products, which are available from the
Cisco Security Advisories page , to determine exposure and a complete
upgrade solution.
In all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to be upgraded
contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and software
configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release.
If the information is not clear, customers are advised to contact the Cisco
Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted maintenance
providers.
Fixed Releases
At the time of publication, the release information in the following tables
was accurate. See the Details section in the bug ID(s) at the top of this
advisory for the most complete and current information.
The left column lists Cisco software releases, and the right column
indicates whether a release was affected by the vulnerability that is
described in this advisory and which release included the fix for this
vulnerability.
BroadWorks Application Delivery Platform, Database First Fixed
Troubleshooting Server, Media Server, and Service Control Release
Function Server
Release Independent (RI) Rel_2023.05_1.290
Cisco BroadWorks Application Server First Fixed Release
22.0 and earlier Migrate to a fixed release.
23.0 AP.platform.23.0.1075.ap385266
24.0 AP.as.24.0.944.ap385266
Release Independent (RI) Rel_2023.05_1.290
BroadWorks Database Server, Execution Server, Network First Fixed
Database Server, and Network Function Manager Release
22.0 and earlier Migrate to a
fixed release.
Release Independent (RI) Rel_2023.05_1.290
BroadWorks Network Server, Profile Server, First Fixed Release
and Xtended Services Platform
22.0 and earlier Migrate to a fixed release.
23.0 AP.platform.23.0.1075.ap385266
Release Independent (RI) Rel_2023.05_1.290
The following products have reached the end-of-software-maintenance point
in the end-of-life process. Cisco has not and will not release software
updates to address this vulnerability for these products.
BroadWorks Messaging Server
BroadWorks Sharing Server
BroadWorks Video Server
BroadWorks WebRTC Server
See the Cisco End-of-Life Policy for more information.
The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) validates only
the affected and fixed release information that is documented in this
advisory.
Exploitation and Public Announcements
o The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use
of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
Source
o This vulnerability was found by Roberto Petrillo of Cisco during internal
security testing.
Cisco Security Vulnerability Policy
o To learn about Cisco security vulnerability disclosure policies and
publications, see the Security Vulnerability Policy . This document also
contains instructions for obtaining fixed software and receiving security
vulnerability information from Cisco.
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URL
o https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-bw-privesc-yw4ekrXW
Revision History
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| Version | Description | Section | Status | Date |
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| 1.0 | Initial public release. | – | Final | 2023-JUL-05 |
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