Limited Administrator Actions Vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard REST API

CVE-2024-20442
5.4MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 October 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists

Summary

A vulnerability in the REST API endpoints of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to perform limited Administrator actions on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization controls on some REST API endpoints. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted API requests to an affected endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform limited Administrator functions such as viewing portions of the web UI, generating config only or full backup files, and deleting tech support files. This vulnerability only affects a subset of REST API endpoints and does not affect the web-based management interface.

Affected Version(s)

Cisco Nexus Dashboard = 1.1(3e)

Cisco Nexus Dashboard = 1.1(3c)

Cisco Nexus Dashboard = 1.1(3d)

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

  • 👾

    Exploit exists.

Collectors

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