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CVE-2023-20246

Published: Nov 1, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-290
NVD MITRE
5.8CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 58.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in Snort access control policies that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the configured policies on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to a logic error that occurs when the access control policies are being populated. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by establishing a connection to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured access control rules on the affected system.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:CC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-290NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

snortsnort
On-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
firepower threat defenseciscoNetworking Infrastructure
ios xecisco
On-premFirmware
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense SoftwareCiscoNetworking Infrastructure
Cisco Umbrella Insights Virtual ApplianceCiscoNetworking Infrastructure
snortoss-projectUSSecurity Products
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.
and 4 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftd-snort3acp-bypass-3bdR2BEh
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

Timeline

Published
Nov 1, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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