Cisco Identity Services Engine client-side enforcement of server-side security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco Identity Services Engine and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes client-side enforcement of server-side security. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-20106. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Identity Services Engine (Policy Management Software) (the affected version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a client-side enforcement of server-side security vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-602. The product is composed of a server that relies on the client to implement a mechanism that is intended to protect the server. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated attacker to delete or read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must have valid credentials on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

The weakness was shared 05/18/2023 as cisco-sa-ise-file-delete-read-PK5ghDDd. The advisory is shared at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-20106 since 10/27/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-24285). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
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Class: Client-side enforcement of server-side security
CWE: CWE-602
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/27/2022 🔍
05/18/2023 +203 days 🔍
05/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/23/2025 +828 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-ise-file-delete-read-PK5ghDDd
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20106 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20106
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229309
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2023 09:14
Updated: 08/23/2025 05:41
Changes: 05/18/2023 09:14 (48), 06/10/2023 14:25 (11), 08/23/2025 05:41 (15)
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