Improper access control in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - CVE-2023-20034

 

Improper access control in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - CVE-2023-20034

Published: September 29, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU81267
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20034
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the Elasticsearch service. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and view the Elasticsearch database content as the Elasticsearch user.


Affected software

Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage)

How to mitigate CVE-2023-20034

Install updates from vendor's website.

Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - addressed in versions 20.3.4, 20.6.1, 20.7.1

External References

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