CVE-2025-20116 | 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.

Published: 2025-02-26 Last update: 2025-07-31 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-20116 is rated Low Risk (26.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-20116

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-20 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
2 2026-04-08 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
3 2025-11-12 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-20116

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.7 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-20116

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-20116

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(1l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(1l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(1m\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(1m\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(2l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(2l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(2o\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(2o\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(3i\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(3i\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(3j\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(3j\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(3n\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(3n\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(3o\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(3o\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(3r\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(3r\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(3s\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(3s\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(4d\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(4d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(4e\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(4e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(5d\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(5d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(5e\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(5e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(5f\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(5f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(6i\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(6i\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(7f\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(7f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(7k\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(7k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(8d\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(8d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(9b\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(9b\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(9f\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(9f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(9h\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(9h\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(10e\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(10e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(10f\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(10f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(10g\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(10g\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 3.2\(41d\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:3.2\(41d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.0\(1h\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.0\(1h\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.0\(2c\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.0\(2c\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.0\(3c\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.0\(3c\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.0\(3d\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.0\(3d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(1a\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(1a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(1i\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(1i\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(1j\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(1j\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(1k\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(1k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(1l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(1l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2g\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2g\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2m\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2m\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2o\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2o\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2s\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2s\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2u\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2u\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2w\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2w\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.1\(2x\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.1\(2x\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(1g\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(1g\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(1i\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(1i\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(1j\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(1j\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(1l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(1l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(2e\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(2e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(2f\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(2f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(2g\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(2g\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(3j\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(3j\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(3l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(3l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(3n\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(3n\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(3q\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(3q\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(4i\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(4i\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(4k\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(4k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(4o\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(4o\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(4p\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(4p\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(5k\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(5k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(5l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(5l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(5n\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(5n\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(6d\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(6d\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(6g\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(6g\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(6h\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(6h\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(6l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(6l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(6o\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(6o\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7f\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7f\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7q\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7q\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7r\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7r\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7s\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7s\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7t\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7t\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7u\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7u\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7v\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7v\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 4.2\(7w\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:4.2\(7w\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 5.0\(1k\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.0\(1k\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 5.0\(1l\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.0\(1l\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 5.0\(2e\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.0\(2e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 5.0\(2h\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.0\(2h\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 5.1\(1h\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.1\(1h\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller 5.1\(2e\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:5.1\(2e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-20116

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