PT-2020-1734 · Cisco · Cisco Data Center Network Manager

Sven Krewitt · Published 2020-02-19 · Updated 2020-02-24 · CVE-2020-3112

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to errors in privilege management in the REST API interface of the Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) system. It could allow a remote attacker to elevate their privileges on the application due to insufficient access control validation. An attacker could exploit this by authenticating with a low-privilege account and sending a crafted request to the API, potentially allowing them to interact with the API with administrative privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-00967

CVE-2020-3112

Affected Products

Cisco Data Center Network Manager

References · 5

• https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200219-dcnm-priv-esc · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3112 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-00967 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-3112 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/1104 · Telegram Post