Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2024 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2024-20280Cisco UCS Central Software Configuration Backup Static Key Vulnerability
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity hard-coded credentials in Cisco Unified Computing System Central Software from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability in the backup feature of Cisco UCS Central Software could allow an attacker with access to a backup file to learn sensitive information that is stored in the full state and configuration backup files. This vulnerability is due to a weakness in the encryption method that is used for the backup function. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing a backup file and leveraging a static key that is used for the backup configuration feature. A successful exploit could allow an attacker with access to a backup file to learn sensitive information that is stored in full state backup files and configuration backup files, such as local user credentials, authentication server passwords, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) community names, and the device SSL server certificate and key.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Unified Computing System Central Software | 2.0(1e)1.1(1b)1.4(1b)2.0(1a)2.0(1h)1.3(1a)2.0(1g)2.0(1c) |
Weakness: CWE-321, CWE-798 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N