CVE-2023-20003
Cisco Business Wireless Access Points Social Login Guest User Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the social login configuration option for the guest users of Cisco Business Wireless Access Points (APs) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to bypass social login authentication. This vulnerability is due to a logic error with the social login implementation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to authenticate to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the Guest Portal without authentication.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.7
Cisco Business Wireless Access Points Social Login Guest User Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the social login configuration option for the guest users of Cisco Business Wireless Access Points (APs) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to bypass social login authentication. This vulnerability is due to a logic error with the social login implementation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to authenticate to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the Guest Portal without authentication.
- Record
CVE-2023-20003- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-288
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-24182
4.7
A vulnerability in the social login configuration option for the guest users of Cisco Business Wireless Access Points (APs) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to bypass social login authentication. This vulnerability is due to a logic error with the social login implementation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to authenticate to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the Guest Portal without authentication.
- Record
EUVD-2023-24182- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-98rg-4fmq-frpj
4.7
A vulnerability in the social login configuration option for the guest users of Cisco Business...
A vulnerability in the social login configuration option for the guest users of Cisco Business Wireless Access Points (APs) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to bypass social login authentication. This vulnerability is due to a logic error with the social login implementation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to authenticate to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the Guest Portal without authentication.
- Record
GHSA-98rg-4fmq-frpj- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-288, CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.7
A vulnerability in the social login configuration option for the guest users of Cisco Business Wireless Access Points (APs) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to bypass social login authentication. This vulnerability is due to a logic error with the social login implementation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to authenticate to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the Guest Portal without authentication.
- Record
CVE-2023-20003- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-288, CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- cisco business 140ac access point firmware
- cisco business 141acm firmware
- cisco business 142acm firmware
- cisco business 143acm firmware
- cisco business 145ac access point firmware
- cisco business 150ax access point firmware
- cisco business 151axm firmware
- cisco business 240ac access point firmware
- cisco business wireless access point software
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-20003 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Cisco Business 140ac Access Point Firmware, published May 18, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.