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
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
At the time of publication, this vulnerability affected the following Cisco products with the default configuration:
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.
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:
There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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.
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 Troubleshooting Server, Media Server, and Service Control Function Server | First Fixed Release |
|---|---|
| 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 Database Server, and Network Function Manager | First Fixed Release |
|---|---|
| 22.0 and earlier | Migrate to a fixed release. |
| Release Independent (RI) | Rel_2023.05_1.290 |
| BroadWorks Network Server, Profile Server, and Xtended Services Platform | First Fixed Release |
|---|---|
| 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.
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.
The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
This vulnerability was found by Roberto Petrillo of Cisco during internal security testing.
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.
| Version | Description | Section | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Initial public release. | - | Final | 2023-JUL-05 |
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