Prime InfrastructureApplication · Cisco
CVE-2023-20068
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Prime Infrastructure Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the web-based management interface on an affected device to click a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or to access sensitive, browser-based information.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the web-based management interface of Cisco Prime Infrastructure Software due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into clicking a crafted link, allowing execution of arbitrary script code in the context of the affected interface or access to sensitive browser-based information.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Prime InfrastructureApplication
< 3.10.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Cisco Prime Infrastructure is deployedCheck if Cisco Prime Infrastructure is installed in your environment by looking for the application on network-accessible systems or reviewing your software inventoryAffected if The software is present in your environment
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Identify the installed version of Cisco Prime InfrastructureAccess the web management interface and navigate to the About or Administration page to view the software version, or use CLI commands such as 'show version' if you have shell access to the applianceAffected if The displayed version is lower than 3.10.3
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Verify the web-based management interface is accessibleAttempt to reach the management interface via HTTPS/HTTP on the standard ports (typically 443 or 8080) for your Prime Infrastructure deploymentAffected if The web management interface responds and is network-reachable
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Confirm user access to the management interfaceCheck if the management interface is exposed to untrusted networks or the internet, or review access control lists and firewall rules governing access to the web interfaceAffected if Users can access the interface from untrusted networks without VPN or additional authentication layers
You are affected if Cisco Prime Infrastructure is running and its version is below 3.10.3 while the web-based management interface is accessible to users or attackers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped3.10.3
Apply the Cisco patch for this vulnerability when available. Until then, educate users about not clicking untrusted links and consider restricting web management interface access to trusted networks only.
Upgrade to Cisco Prime Infrastructure 3.10.3 or later
- 1. Back up the current Cisco Prime Infrastructure configuration and database
- 2. Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade
- 3. Download Cisco Prime Infrastructure version 3.10.3 or later from the Cisco Software Download center
- 4. Follow the official upgrade procedure documented in the Cisco Prime Infrastructure installation and upgrade guide
- 5. After upgrade, verify the version number matches 3.10.3 or later via the web interface or CLI
- 6. Test critical functionality to ensure the upgrade completed successfully
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Prime Infrastructure
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-20068 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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