Cisco Secure Network Analytics 7.5.0/7.5.1/7.5.2 Web-based Management Interface signature verification

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco Secure Network Analytics 7.5.0/7.5.1/7.5.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation leads to signature verification. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-20178. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco Secure Network Analytics 7.5.0/7.5.1/7.5.2. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a signature verification vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-347. The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data. 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 with valid administrative credentials to execute arbitrary commands as root on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient integrity checks within device backup files. An attacker with valid administrative credentials could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious backup file and restoring it to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain shell access on the underlying operating system with the privileges of root.

The advisory is shared at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-20178 since 10/10/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Signature verification
CWE: CWE-347 / CWE-345
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/10/2024 🔍
04/16/2025 +188 days 🔍
04/16/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/01/2025 +107 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-sna-prvesc-4BQmK33Z
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20178 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20178
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-305201

Entryinfo

Created: 04/16/2025 18:41
Updated: 08/01/2025 21:42
Changes: 04/16/2025 18:41 (63), 08/01/2025 21:42 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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