CVE-2023-20274
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Nov 21, 2023
Updated: Jan 25, 2024
CWE ID 269
Summary
CVE-2023-20274 is a vulnerability affecting the installer script of Cisco AppDynamics PHP Agent. This issue permits an authenticated, local attacker to escalate privileges on a vulnerable device. The root cause is insufficient permissions granted to the PHP Agent Installer on its install directory. An adversary can exploit this flaw by altering objects within the PHP Agent install directory, which runs with equivalent privileges as PHP. Achieving a successful exploitation could enable a less privileged attacker to gain root access on the device.
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