Cisco Identity Services Engine Web-based Management Interface xml external entity reference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Cisco Identity Services Engine. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web-based Management Interface. Such manipulation leads to xml external entity reference. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-20174. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any 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) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based management interface of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files or conduct a server-side request forgery (SSRF) attack through an affected device. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must have valid Administrator credentials on the affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

The weakness was released 05/18/2023 as cisco-sa-ise-xxe-inj-696OZTCm. The advisory is shared for download at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-20174 since 10/27/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234136 (Cisco Identity Services Engine Multiple Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-ise-xxe-inj-696OZTCm)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (234136) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-24353). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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NVD Base Score: 4.9
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CNA Base Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Xml external entity reference
CWE: CWE-611 / CWE-610
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 234136
Nessus Name: Cisco Identity Services Engine Multiple Vulnerabilities (cisco-sa-ise-xxe-inj-696OZTCm)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/27/2022 🔍
05/18/2023 +203 days 🔍
05/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/25/2025 +830 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-ise-xxe-inj-696OZTCm
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229316
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2023 09:17
Updated: 08/25/2025 18:12
Changes: 05/18/2023 09:17 (50), 06/10/2023 14:37 (10), 04/11/2025 04:38 (16), 08/25/2025 18:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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