CVE-2020-3521CWE-20

Cisco Data Center Network Manager Read File Path Traversal Vulnerability

Medium · published August 26, 2020

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
2%
Percentile
78.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01787 · 78.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2020-08-26T16:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 AUG 16:15Z
    Cisco Data Center Network Manager Read File Path Traversal Vulnerability
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