CVE-2021-1272 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass access controls and perform SSRF attacks to gain unauthorized access to managed network devices via the DCNM web application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-1272?
CVE-2021-1272 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, published on 20 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in the session validation feature of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass access controls and conduct a server-side request forgery (SSRF) attack on a targeted system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of parameters in a specific HTTP request by an attacker. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an authenticated user of the DCNM web application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass access controls and gain unauthorized access to the Device Manager application, which provides access to network devices managed by the system.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1272?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Data Center Network Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-1272?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2021-1272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1272 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-qm5r-g6v2-jcgq.