CVE-2025-20116: cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-20116 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in cisco application_policy_infrastructure_controller. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 26-02-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 27-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
19%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.28% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cisco2 products
- application_policy_infrastructure_controller3.2\(1l\) | 3.2\(1m\) | 3.2\(2l\) | 3.2\(2o\) | 3.2\(3i\) | 3.2\(3j\) | 3.2\(3n\) | 3.2\(3o\) | 3.2\(3r\) | 3.2\(3s\) | 3.2\(4d\) | 3.2\(4e\) | 3.2\(5d\) | 3.2\(5e\) | 3.2\(5f\) | 3.2\(6i\) | 3.2\(7f\) | 3.2\(7k\) | 3.2\(8d\) | 3.2\(9b\) | 3.2\(9f\) | 3.2\(9h\) | 3.2\(10e\) | 3.2\(10f\) | 3.2\(10g\) | 3.2\(41d\) | 4.0\(1h\) | 4.0\(2c\) | 4.0\(3c\) | 4.0\(3d\) | 4.1\(1a\) | 4.1\(1i\) | 4.1\(1j\) | 4.1\(1k\) | 4.1\(1l\) | 4.1\(2g\) | 4.1\(2m\) | 4.1\(2o\) | 4.1\(2s\) | 4.1\(2u\) | 4.1\(2w\) | 4.1\(2x\) | 4.2\(1g\) | 4.2\(1i\) | 4.2\(1j\) | 4.2\(1l\) | 4.2\(2e\) | 4.2\(2f\) | 4.2\(2g\) | 4.2\(3j\) | 4.2\(3l\) | 4.2\(3n\) | 4.2\(3q\) | 4.2\(4i\) | 4.2\(4k\) | 4.2\(4o\) | 4.2\(4p\) | 4.2\(5k\) | 4.2\(5l\) | 4.2\(5n\) | 4.2\(6d\) | 4.2\(6g\) | 4.2\(6h\) | 4.2\(6l\) | 4.2\(6o\) | 4.2\(7f\) | 4.2\(7l\) | 4.2\(7q\) | 4.2\(7r\) | 4.2\(7s\) | 4.2\(7t\) | 4.2\(7u\) | 4.2\(7v\) | 4.2\(7w\) | 5.0\(1k\) | 5.0\(1l\) | 5.0\(2e\) | 5.0\(2h\) | 5.1\(1h\) | 5.1\(2e\) | 5.1\(3e\) | 5.1\(4c\) | 5.2\(1g\) | 5.2\(2e\) | 5.2\(2f\) | 5.2\(2g\) | 5.2\(2h\) | 5.2\(3e\) | 5.2\(3f\) | 5.2\(3g\) | 5.2\(4d\) | 5.2\(4e\) | 5.2\(4f\) | 5.2\(4h\) | 5.2\(5c\) | 5.2\(5d\) | 5.2\(5e\) | 5.2\(6e\) | 5.2\(6g\) | 5.2\(6h\) | 5.2\(7f\) | 5.2\(7g\) | 5.2\(8d\) | 5.2\(8e\) | 5.2\(8f\) | 5.2\(8g\) | 5.2\(8h\) | 5.2\(8i\) | 5.3\(1d\) | 5.3\(2a\) | 5.3\(2b\) | 5.3\(2c\) | 5.3\(2d\) | 5.3\(2e\) | 6.0\(1g\) | 6.0\(1j\) | 6.0\(2h\) | 6.0\(2j\) | 6.0\(3d\) | 6.0\(3e\) | 6.0\(3g\) | 6.0\(4c\) | 6.0\(5h\) | 6.0\(5j\) | 6.0\(6c\) | 6.0\(7e\) | 6.0\(8d\) | 6.1\(1f\)
- cisco application policy infrastructure controller (apic)3.2(8d) | 3.2(1m) | 3.2(5e) | 4.1(2m) | 3.2(41d) | 3.2(3s) | 4.0(3c) | 4.1(1k) | 3.2(4d) | 4.2(2e) | 4.2(3j) | 4.2(3n) | 4.0(1h) | 4.1(1l) | 3.2(9f) | 4.2(3l) | 4.2(2g) | 3.2(7k) | 3.2(9b) | 3.2(3j) | 4.1(2u) | 4.2(1l) | 4.1(1a) | 4.0(3d) | 3.2(4e) | 4.1(1i) | 3.2(5f) | 3.2(1l) | 4.2(1i) | 4.1(2o) | 4.2(1g) | 4.1(2g) | 4.2(2f) | 3.2(6i) | 3.2(3i) | 3.2(3n) | 4.1(2x) | 3.2(5d) | 4.2(3q) | 4.1(1j) | 4.1(2w) | 3.2(2o) | 3.2(3r) | 4.0(2c) | 4.1(2s) | 3.2(7f) | 3.2(3o) | 3.2(2l) | 4.2(1j) | 4.2(4i) | 3.2(9h) | 5.0(1k) | 4.2(4k) | 5.0(1l) | 5.0(2e) | 4.2(4o) | 4.2(4p) | 5.0(2h) | 4.2(5k) | 4.2(5l) | 4.2(5n) | 5.1(1h) | 4.2(6d) | 5.1(2e) | 4.2(6g) | 4.2(6h) | 5.1(3e) | 3.2(10e) | 4.2(6l) | 4.2(7f) | 5.1(4c) | 4.2(6o) | 5.2(1g) | 5.2(2e) | 4.2(7l) | 3.2(10f) | 5.2(2f) | 5.2(2g) | 4.2(7q) | 5.2(2h) | 5.2(3f) | 5.2(3e) | 5.2(3g) | 4.2(7r) | 4.2(7s) | 5.2(4d) | 5.2(4e) | 4.2(7t) | 5.2(5d) | 3.2(10g) | 5.2(5c) | 6.0(1g) | 4.2(7u) | 5.2(5e) | 5.2(4f) | 5.2(6e) | 6.0(1j) | 5.2(6g) | 5.2(7f) | 4.2(7v) | 5.2(7g) | 6.0(2h) | 4.2(7w) | 5.2(6h) | 5.2(4h) | 5.2(8d) | 6.0(2j) | 5.2(8e) | 6.0(3d) | 6.0(3e) | 5.2(8f) | 5.2(8g) | 5.3(1d) | 5.2(8h) | 6.0(4c) | 5.3(2a) | 5.2(8i) | 6.0(5h) | 5.3(2b) | 6.0(3g) | 6.0(5j) | 5.3(2c) | 6.0(6c) | 6.1(1f) | 6.0(7e) | 5.3(2d) | 6.0(8d) | 5.3(2e)
1 vendor · 2 products
References
1 links- sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/…Vendor Advisory