CVE-2019-15981 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Path Traversal Vulnerabilities
Authenticated administrators can perform directory traversal attacks on Cisco Data Center Network Manager via REST and SOAP APIs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-15981?
CVE-2019-15981 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, published on 6 Jan 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple vulnerabilities in the REST and SOAP API endpoints and the Application Framework feature of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks on an affected device. To exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker would need administrative privileges on the DCNM application. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory. Note: The severity of these vulnerabilities is aggravated by the vulnerabilities described in the Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities advisory, published simultaneously with this one.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Data Center Network Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2019-15981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-15981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Data Center Network Manager
- CVE-2020-3382 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-15975 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2019-15976 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2019-15977 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2019-1619 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m5vg-ffpm-3r95.