# CVE-2023-20102: Cisco Secure Network Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code as administrator via crafted HTTP requests due to insufficient data sanitization.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4rvx-m2x5-qg3f

## What is CVE-2023-20102?

CVE-2023-20102 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Cisco Secure Network Analytics, published on 5 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Network Analytics could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitization of user-provided data that is parsed into system memory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as the administrator user.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20102?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Secure Network Analytics, Cisco Stealthwatch Management Console 2200 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-20102?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20102 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-20102 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20102 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Network Analytics

- [CVE-2025-20256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20256/): Cisco Secure Network Analytics Manager Server-Side Template Injection Vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-20257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20257/): Cisco Secure Network Analytics API Authorization Vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-20663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20663/): Secure Network Analytics Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2025-20178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20178/): Cisco Secure Network Analytics Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2022-20797](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-20797/): Cisco Secure Network Analytics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-20102 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-20102 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Cisco Secure Network Analytics, published on 5 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20102 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Secure Network Analytics. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20102/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20102/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20102
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20102
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-20102

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.