PT-2024-8630 · Cisco · Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller

Rohan Rao · Published 2024-10-02 · Updated 2024-10-08 · CVE-2024-20448

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the improper storage of sensitive information within backup files, allowing an attacker with access to these files to view protected data. This could include NDFC-connected device credentials, the NDFC site manager private key, and the scheduled backup file encryption key. An attacker could exploit this by parsing the contents of a backup file generated from an affected device, potentially accessing sensitive information.

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

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-313

CWE-312

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-10219

CVE-2024-20448

Affected Products

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20448 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20448 · Security Note
• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndfc-cidv-XvyX2wLj · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-10219 · Security Note
• https://recordedfuture.com/vulnerability-database/CVE-2024-20448 · Note
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p9q6-8mq9-55p7 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1841527247481758167 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1841566542456094926 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvedetector/6862 · Telegram Post