Vulnerability · Published Jan 20, 2021 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2021-1283Cisco Data Center Network Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-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 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability in the logging subsystem of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to view sensitive information in a system log file that should be restricted. The vulnerability exists because sensitive information is not properly masked before it is written to system log files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to an affected device and inspecting a specific system log file. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view sensitive information in the system log file. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid user credentials.

Affected products (as reported)

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

Weakness: CWE-789 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

20210120 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Information Disclosure Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO