CVE-2020-3231 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-3231: Cisco IOS Software for Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches and Catalyst CDB-8P Switches 802.1X Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco IOS 15.2(5a)E
Weakness CWE-284
Published June 3, 2020
Last update November 15, 2024

CVSS base score

4.7/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the 802.1X feature of Cisco Catalyst 2960-L Series Switches and Cisco Catalyst CDB-8P Switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to forward broadcast traffic before being authenticated on the port. The vulnerability exists because broadcast traffic that is received on the 802.1X-enabled port is mishandled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending broadcast traffic on the port before being authenticated. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to send and receive broadcast traffic on the 802.1X-enabled port before authentication.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 3, 2020 CVE published
November 15, 2024 Record updated