CVE detail
CVE-2023-20026
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, RV082, RV320 and RV325 Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user input within incoming HTTP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root-level privileges and access unauthorized data. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid administrative credentials on the affected device.
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Buzz score components · mention 17.9 · diversity 8.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- Around 19,500 end-of-life Cisco routers are exposed to hackSecurity Affairs
Researchers warn of about 19,500 end-of-life Cisco VPN routers on the Internet that are exposed to the recently disclosed RCE exploit chain. Cisco recently warned of a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20025 (CVSS score of 9.0), that impacts small business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 routers. The IT giant announced that these devices will receive no security […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJan 21, 2023, 12:00 PM - Week in review: ChatGPT as an infosec assistant, Google offers help to EU cybersecurity startupsHelp Net Security
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Google is calling EU cybersecurity founders Google announced that the Google for Startups Growth Academy: Cybersecurity program now accepts applications from EU companies. Rackspace ransomware attack was executed by using previously unknown security exploit The MS Exchange exploit chain recently revealed by Crowdstrike researchers is how the Play ransomware gang breached the Rackspace Hosted Exchange email environment, the company confirmed … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJan 15, 2023, 9:30 AM Cisco warns of a critical flaw in small business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 routers, which have reached end of life (EoL). Cisco is warning of a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20025 (CVSS score of 9.0), that impacts small business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 routers. The IT giant announced that these devices will receive no security […]
newssecurityaffairs.comJan 12, 2023, 9:26 PMCisco this week announced that no patches will be released for a critical-severity vulnerability impacting small business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 routers, which have reached end of life (EoL).
newswww.securityweek.comJan 12, 2023, 2:11 PM- Cisco won’t fix router flaws even though PoC exploit is available (CVE-2023-20025, CVE-2023-20026)Help Net Security
Cisco has acknowledged one critical (CVE-2023-20025) and two medium-severity (CVE-2023-20026, CVE-2023-20045) vulnerabilities affecting some of its Small Business series of routers, but won’t be fixing them as the devices “have entered the end-of-life process.” Proof-of-concept exploit code for CVE-2023-20025 and CVE-2023-20026 is available online, but there is currently no indication of any of these flaws being exploited by attackers. About the vulnerabilities CVE-2023-20025 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJan 12, 2023, 10:41 AM
Exploit code
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