Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Cisco Data Center Network Manager - CVE-2019-1621
Published: July 2, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18963
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1621
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-1621
Install updates from vendor's website.