CVE-2023-20158
criticalpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based user interface of certain Cisco Small Business Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code with root privileges on an affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to improper validation of requests that are sent to the web interface. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Small Business Smart and Managed Switchescisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.6–9.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (249)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Cisco Small Business 250 Series Smart Switchesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:cisco:small_business:250_series_smart_switches
- Cisco Small Business 350 Series Managed Switchesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:cisco:small_business:350_series_managed_switches
- Cisco Small Business 350X Series Stackable Managed Switchesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:cisco:small_business:350x_series_stackable_managed_switches
- Cisco Small Business 550X Series Stackable Managed Switchesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:cisco:small_business:550x_series_stackable_managed_switches
- Cisco Small Business Business 250 Series Smart Switchesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:cisco:small_business:business_250_series_smart_switches
- Cisco Small Business Business 350 Series Managed Switchesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:cisco:small_business:business_350_series_managed_switches
- Cisco Small Business Small Business 200 Series Smart Switchesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:cisco:small_business:small_business_200_series_smart_switches
- Cisco Small Business Small Business 300 Series Managed Switchesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:cisco:small_business:small_business_300_series_managed_switches
- Cisco Small Business Small Business 500 Series Stackable Managed Switchesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/h:cisco:small_business:small_business_500_series_stackable_managed_switches
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2023-1239Cisco Small Business Switches: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-05-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Cisco Small Business Switches ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
- cisco-sa-sg-web-multi-S9g4NkgvCisco Small Business Series Switches Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities2023-05-17csaf · cisco_csafUS
Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based user interface of certain Cisco Small Business Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code with root privileges on an affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to improper validation of requests that are sent to the web interface. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details ["#details"] section of this advisory. Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities.
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-20158/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20158cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sg-web-multi-S9g4Nkgvcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.2892cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sg-web-multi-S9g4Nkgvenisa_euvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sg-web-multi-S9g4NkgvVendor Advisorynvd
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