TI-2023-06720 Aliases CVE-2023-20011 GHSA-q8mg-c7m3-8c9j

Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller

MEDIUM 40CWE-352Published 2023-02-23 · Updated 2024-10-28

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) and Cisco Cloud Network Controller, formerly Cisco Cloud APIC, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web-based management interface on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions with the privilege level of the affected user. If the affected user has administrative privileges, these actions could include modifying the system configuration and creating new privileged accounts.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00362 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Cisco	Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller::::::::	4.2\(6\) to before 5.2\(7g\); 6.0 to before 6.0\(2h\)	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cloud_network_controller::::::::	4.2\(6\) to before 25.0\(5\)	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2\(6\) to before 5.2\(7g\); 6.0 to before 6.0\(2h\) Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cloud_network_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2\(6\) to before 25.0\(5\) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20011
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8mg-c7m3-8c9j

References

Advisory 1

20230223 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller and Cisco Cloud Network Controller Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

TI-2021-01115 Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator Application Services Engine Deployment Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2021-01120 Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-01123 Cisco Application Services Engine Unauthorized Access Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-01301 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Arbitrary File Read and Write Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2021-01305 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Command Injection and File Upload Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2021-01302 Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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