Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Evolved Programmable Network Manager Blind SQL Injection Vulnerability

TL;DR 📌

• A vulnerability in a subset of REST APIs of Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to conduct a blind SQL injection attack. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected API. A successful…
• No fixed release listed yet; apply mitigations and monitor.
• Workarounds are documented in the advisory.
• CVEs: CVE-2025-20272.

What happened 🕵️‍♂️

A vulnerability in a subset of REST APIs of Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM) could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to conduct a blind SQL injection attack.

This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to an affected API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view data in some database tables on an affected device.

Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Affected products 🖥️

At the time of publication, these vulnerabilities affected the following Cisco products, regardless of device configuration:

EPNM Prime Infrastructure

For information about which Cisco software releases were vulnerable at the time of publication, see the Fixed Software ["#fs"] section of this advisory. See the Details section in the bug ID(s) at the top of this advisory for the most complete and current information.

Fixed software 🔧

Upgrade to the first fixed release in your train (or later):

Workarounds 🧯

There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Risk in context 🎯

Use vendor CVSS for prioritization. Consider exposure and asset criticality.

Fast facts ⚡

• Advisory: cisco-sa-piepnm-bsi-25JJqsbb
• Initial release: 2025-07-16T16:00:00 UTC
• Last updated: 2025-07-16T16:00:00 UTC

For leadership 🧭

Executive summary. Risk is Medium (CVSS 4.3) for Cisco, Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager (EPNM). Vendor fixes are available; prioritize upgrade within 30 days based on environment risk.

Why it matters (exposure drivers):

• Potential service impact and security exposure depend on deployment topology and access paths.
• Treat internet-exposed or multi-tenant management nodes as higher risk.
• Ensure monitoring for abnormal auth/config events until upgrades complete.

Remediation & timing:

• Upgrade to the first fixed release per the table above; schedule an approved change window within 30 days.
• Change risk: low-to-moderate (standard vendor patch). Validate backups and rollback plan.

Now / Next / Later:

• Now: Confirm exposure, identify affected versions, and enable monitoring/alerts.
• Next: Patch according to the fixed software table; verify service health post-change.
• Later: Add control checks to build pipeline/CMDB to block drift to vulnerable trains.