Open redirect in Cisco Data Center Network Manager - CVE-2017-12344
Published: November 30, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9472
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12344
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Detailed vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to redirect the target user to external websites.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation of values in HTTP header parameters. A remote attacker can trick the victim into clicking a malicious link, inject malicious HTTP headers into HTTP messages and redirect a user to a malicious, attacker-controlled website.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12344
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 10.4(1.65)S0, 10.4(1)S19.