Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Cisco UCS Director - CVE-2019-16003

 

Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Cisco UCS Director - CVE-2019-16003

Published: January 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24157
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16003
CWE-ID: CWE-306
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco UCS Director

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to download system log files from the target device.

The vulnerability exists due to an issue in the authentication logic of the web-based management interface. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and download log files if they were previously generated by an administrator.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-16003

Install updates from vendor's website.

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