CVE-2025-20280 | Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager and Cisco Prime Infrastructure Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) and Cisco Prime Infrastructure could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against users of the interface of an affected system. This vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inserting malicious code into specific data fields in 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, an attacker must have valid administrative credentials.

Published: 2025-09-03 Last update: 2025-09-09 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-20280 is rated Low Risk (21.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-20280

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 2026-01-30 0.06% 0.02% -0.04%
2 2026-01-03 0.03% 0.06% +0.03%
3 2025-09-04 0.03%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-20280

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-2025-20280

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-20280

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco evolved_programmable_network_manager <= 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:evolved_programmable_network_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco evolved_programmable_network_manager 8.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:evolved_programmable_network_manager:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_infrastructure <= 3.9 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_infrastructure >= 3.10, <= 3.10.6 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_infrastructure:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-20280

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