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CVE-2023-20228

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-20228 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC), stemming from insufficient user input validation. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into clicking a crafted link. A successful attack could lead to arbitrary script execution in the user's browser or access to sensitive browser-based information. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium) and is not known to be actively exploited, nor is public exploit code or significant community discussion available.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.2, < 3.2.15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:encs_5100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.2, < 3.2.15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:encs_5400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.2, < 4.3.2.230207CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ucs_c220_m5_rack_server_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 3.2.15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ucs_e160s_m3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 3.2.15.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ucs_e180d_m3_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 32nd percentile among its peer group of 26,236 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

sec.cloudapps.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cimc-xss-UMYtYEtr
Vendor Advisory