CVE-2020-3223
MEDIUMCisco IOS XE - Authenticated Arbitrary File Read via Web UI File Reference
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the web-based user interface (web UI) of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to read arbitrary files on the underlying filesystem of the device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient file scope limiting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a specific file reference on the filesystem and then accessing it through the web UI. An exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system's filesystem.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-webui-filerd-HngnDYGk
Scores
CVSS v3
4.9
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
40.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (15)
cisco/ios_xe
16.9.4
cisco/ios_xe
16.9.4c
cisco/ios_xe
16.11.1
cisco/ios_xe
16.11.1a
cisco/ios_xe
16.11.1b
cisco/ios_xe
16.11.1c
cisco/ios_xe
16.11.1s
cisco/ios_xe
16.11.2
cisco/ios_xe
16.12.1
cisco/ios_xe
16.12.1a
... and 5 more
Published
Jun 03, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026