SB2025082827 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller
Published: August 28, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20347)
CWE-ID: CWE-201 - Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization controls on some REST API endpoints. A remote user can send specially crafted API requests to gain access to sensitive information or upload and modify files on the target device.
2) Protection Mechanism Failure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20348)
CWE-ID: CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization controls on some REST API endpoints. A remote user can send specially crafted API requests to gain access to sensitive information or upload and modify files on the target device.
3) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20344)
CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the contents of a backup file. A remote administrator can restore a crafted backup file and gain root privileges on the target device.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.