CVE-2020-3538 - Cisco Data Center Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability

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HIGH

Cisco Data Center Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability

Published Nov 18, 2024

8.1

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.51%

Description

A vulnerability in a certain REST API endpoint of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a path traversal attack on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient path restriction enforcement. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite or list arbitrary files on the affected device.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Affected products

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

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Cisco

Cisco Data Center Network Manager

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (2)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-22

Path Traversal

References (4)

Link	Providers	Tags
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-24809		Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dcnm-authbypass-YVJzqgk2		Not Applicable
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-dcnm-pa-trav-bMdfSTTq		Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-tls-dos-xW53TBhb		Not Applicable