# CVE-2023-20183: Cisco DNA Center Software API Vulnerabilities

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands as root and read restricted data in Cisco DNA Center containers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 18 May 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rv7w-r25c-4w8x

## What is CVE-2023-20183?

CVE-2023-20183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center), published on 18 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple vulnerabilities in the API of Cisco DNA Center Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read information from a restricted container, enumerate user information, or execute arbitrary commands in a restricted container as the root user. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

Weakness: CWE-552 (Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20183?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Catalyst Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-20183?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20183 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-20183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)

- [CVE-2021-1264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1264/): Cisco DNA Center Command Runner Command Injection Vulnerability (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-20055](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20055/): Cisco DNA Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2021-1265](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1265/): Cisco DNA Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2026-20191](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20191/): Cisco Catalyst Center Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-20350](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20350/): Cisco Catalyst Center Static SSH Host Key Vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-20183 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-20183 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center), published on 18 May 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-2023-20183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center). 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-2023-20183/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20183/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20183
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20183
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-20183

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20183/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.