Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-20179
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly Cisco SD-WAN vManage, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject HTML content.
This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied data in element fields. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting malicious content within requests and persuading a user to view a page that contains injected content. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify pages within the web-based management interface, possibly leading to further browser-based attacks against users of the application.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2023-20179
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vmanage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:sd-wan_vmanage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-20179
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 27 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-20179
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.3
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2.7
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NIST | |
4.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
2.8
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1.4
|
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-20179
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.Assigned by: ykramarz@cisco.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2023-20179
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https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-vmanage-html-3ZKh8d6x
Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Web UI HTML Injection VulnerabilityVendor Advisory
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