#VU23973 Path traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager - CVE-2019-15980 

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#VU23973 Path traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager - CVE-2019-15980

Published: January 6, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU23973
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15980
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 REST API within the processing of requests to the switch-definitions and upload endpoints in the "writeToFile" component. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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