Path traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager - CVE-2019-15980
Published: January 6, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23975
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15980
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit 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 perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists in the REST API within the "fm/fmrest/report/reporttemplateuploadpolicy" path in the service. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15980
Install updates from vendor's website.