CVE-2025-20114

MEDIUM

Published May 21, 2025 Modified Jul 22, 2025 CWE-639

Description

A vulnerability in the API of Cisco Unified Intelligence Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a horizontal privilege escalation attack on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied parameters in API requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted API requests to an affected system to execute an insecure direct object reference attack. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access specific data that is associated with different users on the affected system.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-639 CWE-639

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	All
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	All
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	All
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	All
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	All
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	All
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	All
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	All
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	All
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	All
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	All
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	All
cisco	unified_intelligence_center	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All
cisco	unified_contact_center_express	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cuis-priv-esc-3Pk96SU4

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-20114? +

How severe is CVE-2025-20114? +

CVE-2025-20114 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-20114? +

CVE-2025-20114 affects products from cisco, specifically: unified_contact_center_express, unified_intelligence_center. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-20114? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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