CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-20267

MediumCVSS 4.0
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.43%

35th percentile - higher than 35% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the IP geolocation rules of Snort 3 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass IP address restrictions. This is due to improper parsing of the configuration for IP geolocation rules.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could bypass location-based restrictions, potentially gaining access from unauthorized locations.

Recommendation

Update Snort 3 to the latest version and verify the geolocation rule configuration.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the IP geolocation rules of Snort 3 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to potentially bypass IP address restrictions. This vulnerability exists because the configuration for IP geolocation rules is not parsed properly. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by spoofing an IP address until they bypass the restriction. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass location-based IP address restrictions.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS