Cisco APIC Authenticated Stored XSS in Web UI
CVE-2025-20116 Published on February 26, 2025
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the web UI of Cisco APIC could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a stored XSS attack on an affected system. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials.
This vulnerability is due to improper input validation in the web UI. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious code into specific pages of the web UI. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the web UI or access sensitive, browser-based information.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-20116 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction and user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a XSS Vulnerability?
The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
CVE-2025-20116 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-20116
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Affected Versions
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC):- Version 3.2(8d) is affected.
- Version 3.2(1m) is affected.
- Version 3.2(5e) is affected.
- Version 4.1(2m) is affected.
- Version 3.2(41d) is affected.
- Version 3.2(3s) is affected.
- Version 4.0(3c) is affected.
- Version 4.1(1k) is affected.
- Version 3.2(4d) is affected.
- Version 4.2(2e) is affected.
- Version 4.2(3j) is affected.
- Version 4.2(3n) is affected.
- Version 4.0(1h) is affected.
- Version 4.1(1l) is affected.
- Version 3.2(9f) is affected.
- Version 4.2(3l) is affected.
- Version 4.2(2g) is affected.
- Version 3.2(7k) is affected.
- Version 3.2(9b) is affected.
- Version 3.2(3j) is affected.
- Version 4.1(2u) is affected.
- Version 4.2(1l) is affected.
- Version 4.1(1a) is affected.
- Version 4.0(3d) is affected.
- Version 3.2(4e) is affected.
- Version 4.1(1i) is affected.
- Version 3.2(5f) is affected.
- Version 3.2(1l) is affected.
- Version 4.2(1i) is affected.
- Version 4.1(2o) is affected.
- Version 4.2(1g) is affected.
- Version 4.1(2g) is affected.
- Version 4.2(2f) is affected.
- Version 3.2(6i) is affected.
- Version 3.2(3i) is affected.
- Version 3.2(3n) is affected.
- Version 4.1(2x) is affected.
- Version 3.2(5d) is affected.
- Version 4.2(3q) is affected.
- Version 4.1(1j) is affected.
- Version 4.1(2w) is affected.
- Version 3.2(2o) is affected.
- Version 3.2(3r) is affected.
- Version 4.0(2c) is affected.
- Version 4.1(2s) is affected.
- Version 3.2(7f) is affected.
- Version 3.2(3o) is affected.
- Version 3.2(2l) is affected.
- Version 4.2(1j) is affected.
- Version 4.2(4i) is affected.
- Version 3.2(9h) is affected.
- Version 5.0(1k) is affected.
- Version 4.2(4k) is affected.
- Version 5.0(1l) is affected.
- Version 5.0(2e) is affected.
- Version 4.2(4o) is affected.
- Version 4.2(4p) is affected.
- Version 5.0(2h) is affected.
- Version 4.2(5k) is affected.
- Version 4.2(5l) is affected.
- Version 4.2(5n) is affected.
- Version 5.1(1h) is affected.
- Version 4.2(6d) is affected.
- Version 5.1(2e) is affected.
- Version 4.2(6g) is affected.
- Version 4.2(6h) is affected.
- Version 5.1(3e) is affected.
- Version 3.2(10e) is affected.
- Version 4.2(6l) is affected.
- Version 4.2(7f) is affected.
- Version 5.1(4c) is affected.
- Version 4.2(6o) is affected.
- Version 5.2(1g) is affected.
- Version 5.2(2e) is affected.
- Version 4.2(7l) is affected.
- Version 3.2(10f) is affected.
- Version 5.2(2f) is affected.
- Version 5.2(2g) is affected.
- Version 4.2(7q) is affected.
- Version 5.2(2h) is affected.
- Version 5.2(3f) is affected.
- Version 5.2(3e) is affected.
- Version 5.2(3g) is affected.
- Version 4.2(7r) is affected.
- Version 4.2(7s) is affected.
- Version 5.2(4d) is affected.
- Version 5.2(4e) is affected.
- Version 4.2(7t) is affected.
- Version 5.2(5d) is affected.
- Version 3.2(10g) is affected.
- Version 5.2(5c) is affected.
- Version 6.0(1g) is affected.
- Version 4.2(7u) is affected.
- Version 5.2(5e) is affected.
- Version 5.2(4f) is affected.
- Version 5.2(6e) is affected.
- Version 6.0(1j) is affected.
- Version 5.2(6g) is affected.
- Version 5.2(7f) is affected.
- Version 4.2(7v) is affected.
- Version 5.2(7g) is affected.
- Version 6.0(2h) is affected.
- Version 4.2(7w) is affected.
- Version 5.2(6h) is affected.
- Version 5.2(4h) is affected.
- Version 5.2(8d) is affected.
- Version 6.0(2j) is affected.
- Version 5.2(8e) is affected.
- Version 6.0(3d) is affected.
- Version 6.0(3e) is affected.
- Version 5.2(8f) is affected.
- Version 5.2(8g) is affected.
- Version 5.3(1d) is affected.
- Version 5.2(8h) is affected.
- Version 6.0(4c) is affected.
- Version 5.3(2a) is affected.
- Version 5.2(8i) is affected.
- Version 6.0(5h) is affected.
- Version 5.3(2b) is affected.
- Version 6.0(3g) is affected.
- Version 6.0(5j) is affected.
- Version 5.3(2c) is affected.
- Version 6.0(6c) is affected.
- Version 6.1(1f) is affected.
- Version 6.0(7e) is affected.
- Version 5.3(2d) is affected.
- Version 6.0(8d) is affected.
- Version 5.3(2e) is affected.
Exploit Probability
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