CVE-2021-1265 HIGH

CVE-2021-1265: Cisco DNA Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)
Weakness CWE-312 · Cleartext storage
Published January 20, 2021
Last update November 12, 2024

CVSS base score

7.7/10
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:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the configuration archive functionality of Cisco DNA Center could allow any privilege-level authenticated, remote attacker to obtain the full unmasked running configuration of managed devices. The vulnerability is due to the configuration archives files being stored in clear text, which can be retrieved by various API calls. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the device and executing a series of API calls. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve the full unmasked running configurations of managed devices.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 20, 2021 CVE published
November 12, 2024 Record updated