CVE-2020-3538CWE-20

Cisco Data Center Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability

Medium · published November 18, 2024

CVSS v3.1
4.6
EPSS
1%
Percentile
42.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.6 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/RL:X/RC:X/E:X
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00509 · 42.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2024-11-18T15:53Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 NOV 15:53Z
    Cisco Data Center Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability
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