CVE-2020-3299

MEDIUM

Cisco Snort - Auth Bypass

Title source: llm

Description

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured File Policy for HTTP. The vulnerability is due to incorrect detection of modified HTTP packets used in chunked responses. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP packets through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass a configured File Policy for HTTP packets and deliver a malicious payload.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.8
EPSS 0.0110
EPSS Percentile 77.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-693
Status published

Affected Products (2)

cisco/firepower_threat_defense < 6.3.0.1
snort/snort < 2.9.13.1

Timeline

Published Oct 21, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026