CVE-2024-20444 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller REST API Command Injection Vulnerability

Medium 5.5 Published 2 Oct 2024 Updated 2 Oct 2024

Authenticated attackers with network-admin privileges can inject commands via REST API to overwrite files or cause denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-20444?

CVE-2024-20444 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Data Center Network Manager, published on 2 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC), formerly Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with network-admin privileges to perform a command injection attack against an affected device.   This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of command arguments. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting crafted command arguments to a specific REST API endpoint. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite sensitive files or crash a specific container, which would restart on its own, causing a low-impact denial of service (DoS) condition.

Weakness: CWE-88

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20444?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20444?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20444 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2024-20444 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rvwm-3c9j-xm8h.