What is CVE-2023-20179?

CVE-2023-20179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-20179?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

XSS in Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage

CVE-2023-20179

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject HTML content. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied data in element fields. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting malicious content within requests and persuading a user to view a page that contains injected content. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify pages within the web-based management interface, possibly leading to further browser-based attacks against users of the application.

EPSS: 0.004 (27.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Cisco Sd-wan Vmanage — versions 20.3.1, 20.3.2, 20.3.2.1
Cisco Sd-wan_vmanage

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@cisco.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20179?: CVE-2023-20179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-20179?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.