Security features bypass in Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2023-20267
Published: November 3, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82710
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20267
CWE-ID: CWE-254
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 the configuration for IP geolocation rules is not parsed properly. A remote attacker can spoof an IP address and bypass location-based IP address restrictions.
Affected software
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20267
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - addressed in versions 7.0.6, 7.2.4