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CVE-2023-20238

10.0
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 15.1% (pctl 97)

Patch early

EPSS 15.1% — above the 10% action threshold.

Description

A vulnerability in the single sign-on (SSO) implementation of Cisco BroadWorks Application Delivery Platform and Cisco BroadWorks Xtended Services Platform could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to forge the credentials required to access an affected system. This vulnerability is due to the method used to validate SSO tokens. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the application with forged credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to commit toll fraud or to execute commands at the privilege level of the forged account. If that account is an Administrator account, the attacker would have the ability to view confidential information, modify customer settings, or modify settings for other users. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need a valid user ID that is associated with an affected Cisco BroadWorks system.

Scoring

CVSS10.0 (CRITICAL, v3.1)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS15.08% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-287
On CISA KEVno
Public exploitnone known
Published2023-09-06
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (2)

VendorProduct
ciscobroadworks application delivery platform
ciscobroadworks xtended services platform

References

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