Auth bypass in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software

CVE-2022-20733

A vulnerability in the login page of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to log in without credentials and access all roles without any restrictions. This vulnerability is due to exposed sensitive Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) metadata. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the exposed SAML metadata to bypass authentication to the user portal. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access all roles without any restrictions.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.010 (60.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20733?
CVE-2022-20733 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-20733?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.