CVE-2024-20343

Cisco IOS XR Software CLI Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability

Published Sep 11, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read any file in the file system of the underlying Linux operating system. The attacker must have valid credentials on the affected device.

This vulnerability is due to incorrect validation of the arguments that are passed to a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected device with low-privileged credentials and using the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker access files in read-only mode on the Linux file system.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-18058 A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read any file in the file system of the underlying Linux operating system. The attacker must have valid credentials on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to incorrect validation of the arguments that are passed to a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected device with low-privileged credentials and using the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker access files in read-only mode on the Linux file system.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco
Cisco ios Xr
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:24.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.5.92:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.5.93:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.6.25:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:6.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.0.90:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.1.25:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.3.27:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.5.52:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.7.21:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.8.12:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.8.22:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.9.21:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cisco
Cisco ios Xr
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability in the CLI of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read any file in the file system of the underlying Linux operating system. The attacker must have valid credentials on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to incorrect validation of the arguments that are passed to a specific CLI command. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to an affected device with low-privileged credentials and using the affected command. A successful exploit could allow the attacker access files in read-only mode on the Linux file system.
Title Cisco IOS XR Software CLI Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-284
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Sep 11, 2024, 8:41 PM
Reserved
Nov 8, 2023, 3:08 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 11, 2024, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:06 AM