CVE-2020-3538 — Improper Input Validation in Cisco Data Center Network Manager

CWE-20 — Improper Input ValidationCWE-22 — Path Traversal4 documents4 sources
Severity
8.1HIGHNVD
CNA4.6
EPSS
0.1%
top 64.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Cisco Data Center Network ManagerCisco Data Center Network Manager
Timeline
PublishedNov 18

Description

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…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages2 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-hgrp-6mh3-jm92: A vulnerability in a certain REST API endpoint of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to p↗2024-11-18
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CVEList
Cisco Data Center Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability↗2024-11-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco Data Center Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability↗2020-08-19
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