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Cisco XE: CVE-2020-3516: Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

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Cisco XE: CVE-2020-3516: Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/25/2020
Created
09/26/2020
Added
09/25/2020
Modified
02/23/2024

Description

A vulnerability in the web server authentication of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to crash the web server on the device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation during authentication. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering unexpected characters during a valid authentication. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to crash the web server on the device, which must be manually recovered by disabling and re-enabling the web server.

Solution(s)

  • cisco-xe-upgrade-latest

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