CVE-2024-20442 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Unauthorized API Endpoints Vulnerability

Medium 5.4 Published 2 Oct 2024 Updated 2 Oct 2024

Low-privileged attackers can perform limited administrator actions via unauthorized REST API endpoints in Cisco Nexus Dashboard.

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-2024-20442?

CVE-2024-20442 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard, published on 2 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the REST API endpoints of Cisco Nexus Dashboard could allow an authenticated, low-privileged, remote attacker to perform limited Administrator actions on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization controls on some REST API endpoints. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted API requests to an affected endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform limited Administrator functions such as viewing portions of the web UI, generating config only or full backup files, and deleting tech support files. This vulnerability only affects a subset of REST API endpoints and does not affect the web-based management interface.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20442?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Nexus Dashboard, Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20442?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20442 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-2024-20442 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20442 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fqfx-6m93-92cg.