Use of hard-coded credentials in Cisco Data Center Network Manager - CVE-2019-15977
Published: January 6, 2020 / Updated: October 30, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23968
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-2019-15977
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 web-based management interface within the processing of web requests due to the presence of static credentials in "serverinfo" component. A remote unauthenticated attacker can access a specific section of the web interface and obtain certain confidential information from an affected device
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15977
Install updates from vendor's website.