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CVE-2023-20012

Cisco Nexus 9300-FX3 Series Fabric Extender for UCS Fabric Interconnects Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Severity Score

4.6
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in the CLI console login authentication of Cisco Nexus 9300-FX3 Series Fabric Extender (FEX) when used in UCS Fabric Interconnect deployments could allow an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to bypass authentication. This vulnerability is due to the improper implementation of the password validation function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by logging in to the console port on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and execute a limited set of commands local to the FEX, which could cause a device reboot and denial of service (DoS) condition.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-10-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-02-23 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-10-25 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Cisco
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Nexus 93180yc-fx3s Firmware
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Nexus 93180yc-fx3s
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Cisco
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Nexus 93180yc-fx3 Firmware
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Nexus 93180yc-fx3
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Cisco
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Ucs Central Software
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>= 4.2 < 4.2\(2d\)
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Ucs 6536
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Cisco
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Ucs 6536 Firmware
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Ucs 6536
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Cisco
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Ucs Central Software
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>= 4.2 < 4.2\(2d\)
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Ucs 64108
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Cisco
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Ucs 64108 Firmware
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Ucs 64108
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Cisco
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Ucs Central Software
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>= 4.2 < 4.2\(2d\)
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Ucs 6454
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Cisco
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Ucs 6454 Firmware
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Ucs 6454
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