CVE-2023-20053

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-03-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient user input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface 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 access sensitive, browser-based information.

Affected products

Cisco Nexus Dashboard: before 2.3\(1c\) — fixed in 2.3\(1c\)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Nexus Dashboard 2.3\(1c\). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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