Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco Data Center Network Manager



Published: 2019-06-27 | Updated: 2019-07-03
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-1621
CWE-ID CWE-264
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
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Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor Cisco Systems, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU18963

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1621

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect permissions settings on the affected software. A remote attacker can use a specific web servlet available on affected devices and request specific URLs to download arbitrary files from the underlying filesystem of the affected device.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Data Center Network Manager: 7.3.0 ZN.0.99 - 11.1.1

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190626-dcnm-file-dwnld


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.



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