VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-20252

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.09%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2023-09-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@cisco.com: CWE-862
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-287

Primary references