CVE-2020-3112 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An authenticated low-privilege attacker can elevate privileges to administrative level via the REST API due to insufficient access control validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-3112?
CVE-2020-3112 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, published on 19 Feb 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the REST API endpoint of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges on the application. The vulnerability is due to insufficient access control validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating with a low-privilege account and sending a crafted request to the API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to interact with the API with administrative privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3112?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Data Center Network Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3112?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-3112 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3112 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-6frc-m84r-4j3r.