7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-20191
"Cisco MPLS Interface ACL Bypass Vulnerability"
Description

A vulnerability in the access control list (ACL) processing on MPLS interfaces in the ingress direction of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured ACL. This vulnerability is due to incomplete support for this feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to send traffic through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass an ACL on the affected device. There are workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is part of the September 2023 release of the Cisco IOS XR Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: September 2023 Semiannual Cisco IOS XR Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication .

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 13, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 25, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-20191 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco ios_xr
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-20191.

URL Resource
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dnx-acl-PyzDkeYF Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-20191 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-20191 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-284
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ios_xr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 7.7.21 OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 7.7.21
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ios_xr:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ios_xr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.8 from (excluding) 7.9.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.8 from (excluding) 7.9.2
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dnx-acl-PyzDkeYF No Types Assigned https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dnx-acl-PyzDkeYF Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ios_xr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.7.21 *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ios_xr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.8 up to (excluding) 7.9.2 *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ios_xr:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-20191 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.03%

score

0.41342

percentile

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