Improper Authentication in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2023-20025
Published: January 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71096
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20025
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco RV016 Multi-WAN VPN Router
Cisco RV042 Dual WAN VPN Router
Cisco RV042G Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Router
Cisco RV082 Dual WAN VPN Router
Cisco RV016 Multi-WAN VPN Router
Cisco RV042 Dual WAN VPN Router
Cisco RV042G Dual Gigabit WAN VPN Router
Cisco RV082 Dual WAN VPN Router
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the web-based management interface. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, bypass authentication process and execute arbitrary code as root on the affected device.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20025
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.