Vulnerability · Published Jul 31, 2020 · Assigned by cisco

CVE-2020-3386Cisco Data Center Network Manager Improper Authorization 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 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 18.8% 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 with a low-privileged account to bypass authorization on the API of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization of certain API functions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the API using low-privileged credentials. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions through the REST API with administrative privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

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

Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

20200729 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Improper Authorization Vulnerability vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO