CVE-2023-20055 HIGH

CVE-2023-20055: Cisco DNA Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)
Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure
Published March 23, 2023
Last update October 28, 2024

CVSS base score

8.0/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the management API of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges in the context of the web-based management interface on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to the unintended exposure of sensitive information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inspecting the responses from the API. Under certain circumstances, a successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the API with the privileges of a higher-level user account. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need at least valid Observer credentials.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 23, 2023 CVE published
October 28, 2024 Record updated