Cisco Secure Network Analytics input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Cisco Secure Network Analytics. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-20103. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco Secure Network Analytics (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in Cisco Secure Network Analytics could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as a root user on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input to the web interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a crafted file to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute code on the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid Administrator credentials on the affected device.

The weakness was shared 04/06/2023 as cisco-sa-stealth-rce-BDwXFK9C. It is possible to read the advisory at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-20103 since 10/27/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing 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-2023-24282). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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CNA Base Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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-stealth-rce-BDwXFK9C
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20103 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20103
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225019
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 08:31
Updated: 08/22/2025 22:03
Changes: 04/06/2023 08:31 (47), 04/23/2023 06:22 (11), 08/22/2025 22:03 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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