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CVE-2023-20252
published 2023-09-27

CVE-2023-20252: A vulnerability in the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) APIs of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker…

PriorityP268critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.06%
60.7th percentile
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.

Affected

5 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager
ciscocatalyst_sd-wan_manager
ciscocisco_sd-wan_vmanage
ciscocisco_sd-wan_vmanage

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Detect unauthenticated requests sent directly to the SAML API endpoint of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, which may indicate exploitation of CVE-2023-20252
  • Monitor for generation of unexpected or arbitrary authorization tokens following SAML API requests on Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, as successful exploitation results in a valid auth token being issued without proper authentication
  • Focus detection on Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager versions 20.9.3.2 and 20.11.1.2 specifically, as these are the only confirmed vulnerable releases for CVE-2023-20252
  • ·IOS XE Software, SD-WAN cEdge Routers, and SD-WAN vEdge Routers are NOT affected by CVE-2023-20252; scope detection exclusively to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly vManage)
  • ·CVE-2023-20252 only affects specific point releases (20.9.3.2 and 20.11.1.2); older releases within the 20.9 and 20.11 branches and the 20.12 branch (except medium-severity CVE-2023-20262) are not impacted — tune version-based detections accordingly to avoid false positives
  • ·There are no vendor-provided workarounds for CVE-2023-20252; detection/mitigation strategies cannot rely on a configuration-based fix — patching to a fixed release is the only remediation

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_cisco9.8CRITICAL
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