CVE-2020-3229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Web Management Software's Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) functionality, allowing an authenticated read-only remote attacker to execute commands or configuration changes with administrative privileges. This flaw, due to improper RBAC handling in the administration GUI, can be exploited by sending a modified HTTP request. With a CVSS score of 8.8, it presents a significant risk of full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability). While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) has been identified, and community discussion is minimal, the potential impact remains high.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
16.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.3.1aCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.1a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:16.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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