CVE-2023-20247
MEDIUMCisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software - Authentication Bypass via Remote Access SSL VPN
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the remote access SSL VPN feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured multiple certificate authentication policy and connect using only a valid username and password. This vulnerability is due to improper error handling during remote access VPN authentication. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted requests during remote access VPN session establishment. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the configured multiple certificate authentication policy while retaining the privileges and permissions associated with the original connection profile.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.0
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
7.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-288
Status
published
Products (50)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.8.1
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.8.1.5
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.8.1.7
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.8.2
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.8.2.8
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.8.2.14
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.8.2.15
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.8.2.17
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.8.2.20
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
9.8.2.24
... and 40 more
Published
Nov 01, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026