# CVE-2020-3242: Cisco UCS Director Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> An authenticated admin can exploit a REST API flaw to steal another user's API key and impersonate their account on Cisco UCS Director.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jun 2020
- **Updated:** 15 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fvf6-hc8j-mrrw

## What is CVE-2020-3242?

CVE-2020-3242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software), published on 18 Jun 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco UCS Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to obtain confidential information from an affected device. The vulnerability exists because confidential information is returned as part of an API response. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain the API key of another user, which would allow the attacker to impersonate the account of that user on the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have administrative privileges on the device.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3242?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Ucs Director.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-3242?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-3242 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software)

- [CVE-2020-3239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3239/): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-3240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3240/): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-3243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3243/): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-3247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3247/): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-3248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3248/): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco UCS Director and Cisco UCS Director Express for Big Data (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-3242 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-3242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software), published on 18 Jun 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3242 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3242/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-3242/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-3242
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3242
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-3242

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