CVE-2022-20914 Cisco Identity Services Engine Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium 4.9 Published 10 Aug 2022 Updated 1 Nov 2024

An authenticated attacker can obtain sensitive administrative credentials via verbose API responses in Cisco ISE, requiring valid ERS credentials.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-20914?

CVE-2022-20914 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine, published on 10 Aug 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the External RESTful Services (ERS) API of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. This vulnerability is due to excessive verbosity in a specific REST API output. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information, including administrative credentials for an external authentication server. Note: To successfully exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid ERS administrative credentials.

Weakness: CWE-522, CWE-549

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20914?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Identity Services Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20914?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20914 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-20914 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20914 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-72c9-6vxw-8h9h.