Path traversal in Cisco Nexus Data Broker - CVE-2020-3597

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Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU47438

Path traversal in Cisco Nexus Data Broker - CVE-2020-3597

Published: October 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47438
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3597
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Nexus Data Broker
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the configuration restore feature. A remote attacker can trick an administrator to restore a crafted configuration backup file and overwrite arbitrary files.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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