Improper Authentication in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - CVE-2023-20252
Published: September 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81269
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:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20252
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 an error in when processing authentication requests in the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) APIs. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Affected software
Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage)
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20252
Install updates from vendor's website.
Catalyst SD-WAN Manager (formerly SD-WAN vManage) - update to 20.9.3.4