vulnerability
Cisco Cisco Small Business RV Router: CVE-2023-20025: Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, RV082, RV320, and RV325 Routers Vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jan 11, 2023 | Apr 10, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jan 11, 2023
Added
Apr 10, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV016, RV042, RV042G, and RV082 Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication 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 bypass authentication and gain root access on the underlying operating system.
Solution
cisco-small-business-rv-router-mitigate-discontinue
References
- CVE-2023-20025
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2023-20025
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sbr042-multi-vuln-ej76Pke5
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2023-24204
- CISCO-cisco-sa-sbr042-multi-vuln-ej76Pke5
- CWE-293
- CWE-290
- EUVD-EUVD-2023-24204
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