CVE-2023-20025
9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication on an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user input within incoming HTTP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and gain root access on the underlying operating system.
Affected (4)
Products: Cisco: Rv016 Firmware, Rv042 Firmware, Rv042g Firmware, Rv082 Firmware
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| All versions |
| Running on/with | Platform Versions |
|---|---|
Cisco Rv016 | All versions |
Configuration B
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| All versions |
| Running on/with | Platform Versions |
|---|---|
Cisco Rv042 | All versions |
Configuration C
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| All versions |
| Running on/with | Platform Versions |
|---|---|
Cisco Rv042g | All versions |
Configuration D
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| All versions |
| Running on/with | Platform Versions |
|---|---|
Cisco Rv082 | All versions |
Related CWEs
CWE-290
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.
CWE-293
Using Referer Field for Authentication
The referer field in HTTP requests can be easily modified and, as such, is not a valid means of message integrity checking.
References (2)
Source: psirt@cisco.com
MitigationVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
MitigationVendor Advisory
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