Vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software

CVE-2023-20247

A vulnerability in the remote access SSL VPN feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured multiple certificate authentication policy and connect using only a valid username and password. This vulnerability is due to improper error handling during remote access VPN authentication. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests during remote access VPN session establishment. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the configured multiple certificate authentication policy while retaining the privileges and permissions associated with the original connection profile.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20247?
CVE-2023-20247 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2023-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-20247?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.