CVE-2020-3140 Cisco Prime License Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An unauthenticated remote attacker with a valid username can gain administrative privileges via insufficient input validation in the web interface.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-3140?

CVE-2020-3140 is a critical vulnerability in Cisco Prime License Manager, published on 16 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the web management interface of Cisco Prime License Manager (PLM) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input on the web management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a malicious request to an affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain administrative-level privileges on the system. The attacker needs a valid username to exploit this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-863, CWE-255

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3140?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Prime License Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3140?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3140 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-3140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-875h-7jq2-c5fp.

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