Auth bypass in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager
CVE-2023-20252
A vulnerability in the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) APIs of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application as an arbitrary user. This vulnerability is due to improper authentication checks for SAML APIs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending requests directly to the SAML API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to generate an authorization token sufficient to gain access to the application.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager — versions 20.9.3.2, 20.11.1.2
- Cisco Sd-Wan Vmanage — versions 20.9.3.2, 20.11.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-20252?
- CVE-2023-20252 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Sd-Wan Manager, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-09-27.
- How severe is CVE-2023-20252?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.