CVE-2023-20059

A vulnerability in the implementation of the Cisco Network Plug-and-Play (PnP) agent of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view sensitive information in clear text. The attacker must have valid low-privileged user credentials. This vulnerability is due to improper role-based access control (RBAC) with the integration of PnP. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and sending a query to an internal API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view sensitive information in clear text, which could include configuration files.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dnac-infodisc-pe7zAbdR	Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dnac-infodisc-pe7zAbdR	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_center::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_center::::::::

History

23 Jul 2025, 15:26

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:dna_center::::::::	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:catalyst_center::::::::
First Time		Cisco catalyst Center

Information

Published : 2023-03-23 17:15

Updated : 2025-07-23 15:26

NVD link : CVE-2023-20059

Mitre link : CVE-2023-20059

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-20059

JSON object : View

Products Affected

cisco

catalyst_center

CWE

CWE-555

J2EE Misconfiguration: Plaintext Password in Configuration File

CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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