Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco BroadWorks Application Delivery Platform could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to 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 valid administrative credentials.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-20307

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 4.8

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

Affected Products

Vendor: Cisco

Product: Cisco BroadWorks

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 9.03% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-07-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20307
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-broadworks-xss-O696ymRA

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