Vulnerability · Published Aug 26, 2020 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2020-3521Cisco Data Center Network Manager Read File Path Traversal Vulnerability

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity improper input validation 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 1.8% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability in a specific REST API of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input to the API. An attacker with a low-privileged account could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the affected system.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Cisco	Cisco Data Center Network Manager	n/a

Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

20200819 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Read File Path Traversal Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO