CVE-2020-3539 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
Low-privileged attackers can view, modify, and delete administrative templates in Cisco DCNM due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2020-3539?
CVE-2020-3539 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, published on 18 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view, modify, and delete data without proper authorization. The vulnerability is due to a failure to limit access to resources that are intended for users with Administrator privileges. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to click a malicious URL. A successful exploit could allow a low-privileged attacker to list, view, create, edit, and delete templates in the same manner as a user with Administrator privileges.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3539?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3539?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3539 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-3539 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3539 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Data Center Network Manager
- CVE-2015-0666 Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Directory Traversal
- CVE-2013-5486 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2012-5417 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2018-0258 File upload in Cisco Prime File Upload Servlet
- CVE-2017-6639 Missing authorization in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager Debug Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x9cp-m9m5-f8xr.