CVE-2023-20003

highpriority · track · 35OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 27 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.34% (27th) EPSS
CVSS 8.8 · high
Is it mine?
19 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

A vulnerability in the social login configuration option for the guest users of Cisco Business Wireless Access Points (APs) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to bypass social login authentication. This vulnerability is due to a logic error with the social login implementation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to authenticate to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the Guest Portal without authentication.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.7–8.8

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9
v3.14.7mediumAV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.14.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.14.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 1.4
v3.18.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
v3.14.7mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:Nsecondary · Cisco PSIRT US
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-306USprimaryCWE-288USCWE-288US
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affected products (19)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2023-1241Cisco Wireless Access Point: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2023-05-18csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Cisco Wireless Access Point ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

  • cisco-sa-cbw-auth-bypass-ggnAfdZCisco Business Wireless Access Points Social Login Guest User Authentication Bypass Vulnerability2023-05-17csaf · cisco_csafUS

    A vulnerability in the social login configuration option for the guest users of Cisco Business Wireless Access Points (APs) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to bypass social login authentication. This vulnerability is due to a logic error with the social login implementation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to authenticate to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the Guest Portal without authentication. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

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also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundcisco_csafnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2023-05-18modified 2026-06-17
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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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