CVE-2023-20252: Missing Authorization in Cisco Cisco SD-WAN vManage
A vulnerability in the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) APIs of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application as an arbitrary user. This vulnerability is due to improper authentication checks for SAML APIs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending requests directly to the SAML API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to generate an authorization token sufficient to gain access to the application.
CVE-2023-20252: Missing Authorization in Cisco Cisco SD-WAN vManage
Description
A vulnerability in the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) APIs of Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application as an arbitrary user. This vulnerability is due to improper authentication checks for SAML APIs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending requests directly to the SAML API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to generate an authorization token sufficient to gain access to the application.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- cisco
- Date Reserved
- 2022-10-27T18:47:50.372Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 694194769050fe85080608c3
Added to database: 12/16/2025, 5:18:46 PM
Last updated: 12/16/2025, 5:23:38 PM
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