Cisco Secure Network Analytics HTTP Request deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Cisco Secure Network Analytics. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-20102. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Secure Network Analytics (affected version not known). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Network Analytics could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitization of user-provided data that is parsed into system memory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as the administrator user.

The weakness was disclosed 04/06/2023 as cisco-sa-stealthsmc-rce-sfNBPjcS. The advisory is shared at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-20102 since 10/27/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/22/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-24281). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/27/2022 🔍
04/06/2023 +161 days 🔍
04/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/22/2025 +869 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-stealthsmc-rce-sfNBPjcS
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20102 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20102
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225017
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 08:28
Updated: 08/22/2025 21:53
Changes: 04/06/2023 08:28 (48), 04/22/2023 18:41 (10), 08/22/2025 21:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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