CVE-2020-3401 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-3401: Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Path Traversal Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco SD-WAN vManage
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published July 16, 2020
Last update November 13, 2024

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct path traversal attacks and obtain read access to sensitive files on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of HTTP requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request that contains directory traversal character sequences to the affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to view arbitrary files on the affected system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 16, 2020 CVE published
November 13, 2024 Record updated