Path traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager - CVE-2019-15980
Published: January 6, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23976
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15980
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists in the REST API within the "ConfigArchiveRest" method called by accessing the "fm/fmrest/config/archive/restore/log" path in the service in the "getRestoreLog" component. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and and read arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15980
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco Data Center Network Manager - update to 11.3.1