CVE-2020-3519 MEDIUM

CVE-2020-3519: Cisco Data Center Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published August 26, 2020
Last update November 13, 2024

CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in a specific REST API method of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct a path traversal attack on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input to the API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the affected device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 26, 2020 CVE published
November 13, 2024 Record updated