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Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authorization Bypass (cisco-sa-dcnm-bypass-auth-mVDR6ygT)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 139804

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

According to its self-reported version, Cisco Data Center Network Manager is affected by a vulnerability in the web-based management interface due to a failure to limit access to resources that are intended for administrators only.
An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by submitting a crafted URL to an affected device, in order to view, modify, and delete data without proper authorization.

Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvu68927

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?92fd73fe

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvu68927

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 139804

File Name: cisco-sa-dcnm-bypass-auth-mVDR6ygT.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CISCO

Published: 8/25/2020

Updated: 9/24/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-3540

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:data_center_network_manager

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Cisco Prime DCNM, installed_sw/cisco_dcnm_web

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/19/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/19/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-3540

CWE: 285

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-dcnm-bypass-auth-mVDR6ygT

IAVA: 2020-A-0279

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCvu68927