Auth bypass in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller

CVE-2020-3333

A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Application Services Engine Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to update event policies on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authentication of users who modify policies on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious HTTP request to contact an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to update event policies on the affected device.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (63.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-3333: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3333?
CVE-2020-3333 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-06-03.
How severe is CVE-2020-3333?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-3333 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.