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CVE-2023-20118

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business Routers RV016, RV042, RV042G, RV082, RV320, and RV325 Routers could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user input within incoming HTTP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain root-level privileges and access unauthorized data. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid administrative credentials on the affected device. Cisco has not and will not release software updates that address this vulnerability. However, administrators may disable the affected feature as described in the Workarounds ["#workarounds"] section. {{value}} ["%7b%7bvalue%7d%7d"])}]]

CISA KEV
CVSS Base Score
6.5
MEDIUM
Exploitability:1.3
Impact Score:5.2
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:53.83%

Threat Intelligence Signals

CISA KEV
YES
KEV Date Added
2025-03-03
Ransomware Use
Unknown
KEV Due Date
2025-03-24
VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
EPSS Score
53.827%
EPSS Percentile
98.9th pct
GitHub Severity
HIGH
SSVC Exploitation
SSVC Automatable
Vulnerability Class

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Affected Products & Versions

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No affected products specified.

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