Vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software

CVE-2023-20267

A vulnerability in the IP geolocation rules of Snort 3 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to potentially bypass IP address restrictions. This vulnerability exists because the configuration for IP geolocation rules is not parsed properly. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by spoofing an IP address until they bypass the restriction. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass location-based IP address restrictions.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 34.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-20267: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20267?
CVE-2023-20267 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2023-11-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-20267?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.