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CVE-2023-20267: A vulnerability in the IP geolocation rules of Snort 3 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to p…

A vulnerability in the IP geolocation rules of Snort 3 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to potentially bypass IP address restrictions.

Published

ExploitedNot in CISA KEV
Ransomware useNot reportedPer CISA
SeverityMEDIUMCVSS 3.1 4
EPSS0.43%Chance of exploitation in 30 days
Public exploitNot tracked
FixNot yet

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Affected and fixed versions

Product / branchFixed in
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.7See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.7See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.7See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 6.7See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.0See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.1See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.1See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.1See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.1See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.2See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.3See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.3See the advisory
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software 7.3See the advisory

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What it is

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.

Exploitation

The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.

Sources

KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 11 Oct 2026.

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