Use of hard-coded credentials in Cisco Data Center Network Manager - CVE-2019-15976
Published: January 6, 2020 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23967
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15976
CWE-ID: CWE-798
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 gain full access to vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists in the SOAP API endpoint within the validation of SSO tokens of SOAP packets due to a static encryption key is shared between installations. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access the affected system using the static key to craft a valid session token and perform arbitrary actions through the SOAP API with administrative privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15976
Install updates from vendor's website.