Business Logic Errors in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2023-20245

 

Business Logic Errors in Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2023-20245

Published: November 2, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82669
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20245
CWE-ID: CWE-840
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a logic error that can occur when the affected software constructs and applies per-user-override rules. A remote attacker can bypass the interface ACL and access resources that should be protected.


Affected software

Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)

How to mitigate CVE-2023-20245

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) - addressed in versions 9.12.4.58, 9.12.4.62, 9.16.4.19, 9.16.4.27, 9.16.4.38, 9.16.4.39, 9.16.4.42, 9.17.1.33, 9.18.3.39, 9.18.3.46, 9.18.3.53, 9.18.3.55, 9.18.3.56, 9.18.4, 9.18.4.5, 9.19.1.12, 9.19.1.18, 9.19.1.22, 9.20.1, 9.20.1.5
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - addressed in versions 9.12.4.58, 9.12.4.62, 9.16.4.19, 9.16.4.27, 9.16.4.38, 9.16.4.39, 9.16.4.42, 9.17.1.33, 9.18.3.39, 9.18.3.46, 9.18.3.53, 9.18.3.55, 9.18.3.56, 9.18.4, 9.18.4.5, 9.19.1.12, 9.19.1.18, 9.19.1.22, 9.20.1, 9.20.1.5

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