Vulnerability · Published Feb 5, 2025 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2025-20125Cisco Identity Services Engine Insufficient Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

Critical 9.1

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Cisco Identity Services Engine Software from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 16.5% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)16.5%top 3.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability in an API of Cisco ISE could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with valid read-only credentials to obtain sensitive information, change node configurations, and restart the node. This vulnerability is due to a lack of authorization in a specific API and improper validation of user-supplied data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to a specific API on the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to attacker to obtain information, modify system configuration, and reload the device. Note: To successfully exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid read-only administrative credentials. In a single-node deployment, new devices will not be able to authenticate during the reload time.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Cisco Cisco Identity Services Engine Software 3.0.03.0.0 p13.0.0 p23.0.0 p33.1.03.0.0 p43.1.0 p13.0.0 p5
Cisco Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector 3.0.03.2.03.1.03.3.0

Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

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