#VU23988 Path traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager - CVE-2019-15981

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#VU23988 Path traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager - CVE-2019-15981

Published: January 7, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23988
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15981
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists in the SOAP API within the readConfigFileFromDBAsXML SOAP endpoint called by accessing the "WebAnalysisWSService/WebAnalysis" path in the service. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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