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CRITICAL
CVE-2023-20252
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Software SAML Authentication Bypass
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 27, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-20252 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 catalyst_sd-wan_manager
2 Cisco sd-wan_vmanage
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-2023-20252.

URL Resource
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-vman-sc-LRLfu2z 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).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-20252 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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Published Date: Nov 06, 2024 (2 weeks, 1 day ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-20252 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-862
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vmanage:20.11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vmanage:20.9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_sd-wan_manager:20.9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-vman-sc-LRLfu2z No Types Assigned https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-vman-sc-LRLfu2z Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vmanage:20.9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vmanage:20.11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.42 }} 0.01%

score

0.74675

percentile

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