Vulnerability · Published Feb 19, 2020 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2020-3112Cisco Data Center Network Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Cisco Data Center Network Manager from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 26.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability in the REST API endpoint of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on the application. The vulnerability is due to insufficient access control validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with a low-privilege account and sending a crafted request to the API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to interact with the API with administrative privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cisco	Cisco Data Center Network Manager	unspecified – before n/a

Weakness: CWE-264 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

20200219 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO