Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-20025
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV042 Series Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication on the affected device.
This vulnerability is due to incorrect user input validation of incoming HTTP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root privileges on the affected device.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-20025
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.25%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 64 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-20025
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
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NIST |
9.0
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.2
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6.0
|
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-20025
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The referer field in HTTP requests can be easily modified and, as such, is not a valid means of message integrity checking.Assigned by: ykramarz@cisco.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2023-20025
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https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sbr042-multi-vuln-ej76Pke5
Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 Routers VulnerabilitiesMitigation;Vendor Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2023-20025
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv016_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv042_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv042g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:rv082_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*