Path traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager - CVE-2019-15982
Published: January 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23990
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15982
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 Application Framework feature due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the "AFW Image Upload" component. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and execute arbitrary files on the system.
Affected software
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15982
Install update from vendor's website.
Cisco Data Center Network Manager - update to 11.3.1