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CVE-2020-3538

Cisco Data Center Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability

Severity Score

4.6
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in a certain REST API endpoint of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a path traversal attack on an affected device.
The vulnerability is due to insufficient path restriction enforcement. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite or list arbitrary files on the affected device.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Una vulnerabilidad en un determinado punto final de la API REST del software Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) podría permitir que un atacante remoto autenticado realice un ataque de path traversal en un dispositivo afectado. La vulnerabilidad se debe a una aplicación insuficiente de las restricciones de ruta. Un atacante podría aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad enviando solicitudes HTTP manipuladas a un dispositivo afectado. Una explotación exitosa podría permitir al atacante sobrescribir o enumerar archivos arbitrarios en el dispositivo afectado. Cisco ha publicado actualizaciones de software que solucionan esta vulnerabilidad. No existen workarounds que solucionen esta vulnerabilidad.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-12-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-11-18 CVE Published
  • 2024-11-18 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-19 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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