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CVE-2023-20247

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CVE-2023-20247

Published: Nov 1, 2023

Modified: Jun 12, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.0

MEDIUM

Description

A vulnerability in the remote access SSL VPN feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured multiple certificate authentication policy and connect using only a valid username and password. This vulnerability is due to improper error handling during remote access VPN authentication. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests during remote access VPN session establishment. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the configured multiple certificate authentication policy while retaining the privileges and permissions associated with the original connection profile.

VendorProductVersions

Cisco

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

affected
9.8.1
affected
9.8.1.5
affected
9.8.1.7
affected
9.8.2
affected
9.8.2.8

+160 more versions

Cisco

Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software

affected
6.2.3
affected
6.2.3.1
affected
6.2.3.2
affected
6.2.3.3
affected
6.2.3.4

+67 more versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

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