CVE-2025-20168 Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into the Cisco CSPC web interface to execute code or steal browser data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20168?
CVE-2025-20168 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Software, published on 8 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Common Services Platform Collector (CSPC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against a user of the interface. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface of an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious code into specific pages of the interface. 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. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have at least a low-privileged account on an affected device. Cisco has not released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-86
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20168?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Common Services Platform Collector, Cisco Crosswork Network Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2025-20168?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-20168 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20168 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Software
- CVE-2019-1723 Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Static Credential Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-20666 Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2022-20667 Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2022-20668 Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2022-20669 Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwmv-fpmh-92pc.