Improper Authentication in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - CVE-2023-20214
Published: July 13, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78222
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20214
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient request validation when using the REST API feature. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted API request and gain read permissions or limited write permissions to the target system.
Affected software
Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage)
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20214
Install updates from vendor's website.
Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - addressed in versions 20.6.3.4, 20.6.4.2, 20.6.5.5, 20.9.3.2, 20.10.1.2, 20.11.1.2