Products
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC)
Source
ykramarz@cisco.com
Tags
CVE-2024-20449 details
Last Modified : Oct. 2, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper path validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by using the Secure Copy Protocol (SCP) to upload malicious code to an affected device using path traversal techniques. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in a specific container with the privileges of root.
CVSS Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8.8 | 9 | 10 |
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Weakness
| Weakness | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-23 | Relative Path Traversal | The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. |
CVSS Data
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Base Score
8.8
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
HIGH
Vector String : CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
| URL | Source |
|---|---|
| https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndfc-ptrce-BUSHLbp | ykramarz@cisco.com |