CVE-2024-20348 Path traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager

High 7.5 Published 3 Apr 2024 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Unauthenticated remote attackers can read arbitrary files via the OOB PnP feature in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller.

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-2024-20348?

CVE-2024-20348 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, published on 3 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the Out-of-Band (OOB) Plug and Play (PnP) feature of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files. This vulnerability is due to an unauthenticated provisioning web server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through direct web requests to the provisioning server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read sensitive files in the PnP container that could facilitate further attacks on the PnP infrastructure.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-27

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20348?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20348?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20348 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-20348 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m7q5-x69w-qc6v.