What is CVE-2023-20052?

CVE-2023-20052 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Endpoint, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-20052?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-20052 known to be exploited?

10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XXE in Cisco Secure Endpoint

CVE-2023-20052

On Feb 15, 2023, the following vulnerability in the ClamAV scanning library was disclosed: A vulnerability in the DMG file parser of ClamAV versions 1.0.0 and earlier, 0.105.1 and earlier, and 0.103.7 and earlier could allow an unauth…

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.049 (89.8th 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:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Secure Endpoint — versions 6.0.9, 6.0.7, 6.1.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cisco-sa-clamav-xxe-TcSZduhN

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20052?: CVE-2023-20052 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Secure Endpoint, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-20052?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-20052 known to be exploited?: 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.