{"id":"CVE-2023-20053","aliases":["EUVD-2023-24232","GHSA-jph8-h7wq-4r8p"],"status":"published","title":"A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an...","description":"A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the web-based management interface of an affected device.\r\n\r This vulnerability is due to insufficient user input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user of the interface to click a crafted link. 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