Improper access control in Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI Mode - CVE-2023-20185

 

Improper access control in Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI Mode - CVE-2023-20185

Published: July 7, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78013
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20185
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI Mode
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an issue with the implementation of the ciphers that are used by the Cisco ACI Multi-Site CloudSec encryption feature. A remote attacker can read or modify the traffic that is transmitted between the ACI sites.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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