CVE-2025-20168 | Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Common Services Platform Collector (CSPC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker 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 at least a low-privileged account on an affected device. Cisco has not released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Published: 2025-01-08 Last update: 2025-07-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-20168 is rated Low Risk (30/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.08%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-20168

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 2026-02-16 0.05% 0.08% +0.03%
2 2025-11-21 0.11% 0.05% -0.06%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-20168

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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.
 2.3 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-20168

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-20168

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco crosswork_network_controller >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:crosswork_network_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco crosswork_network_controller >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:crosswork_network_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco crosswork_network_controller >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:crosswork_network_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco common_services_platform_collector 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:common_services_platform_collector:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco common_services_platform_collector 2.11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:common_services_platform_collector:2.11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco common_services_platform_collector 2.11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:common_services_platform_collector:2.11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco common_services_platform_collector 2.11.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:common_services_platform_collector:2.11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco common_services_platform_collector 30.1.1-0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:common_services_platform_collector:30.1.1-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-20168

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