CVE-2020-3531 CRITICAL

CVE-2020-3531: Cisco IoT Field Network Director Unauthenticated REST API Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND)
Weakness CWE-306 · Missing auth
Published November 18, 2020
Last update November 13, 2024

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco IoT Field Network Director (FND) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to access the back-end database of an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not properly authenticate REST API calls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by obtaining a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) token and then using the token with REST API requests. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the back-end database of the affected device and read, alter, or drop information.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 18, 2020 CVE published
November 13, 2024 Record updated