Cisco Data Center Network Manager < 11.1(1) Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

critical Nessus Plugin ID 126643

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper session management on affected DCNM software.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to gain administrative access on the affected device.

According to its self-reported version, Cisco Data Center Network Manager is affected by a vulnerability. Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCvo64641

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b938d05d

https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvo64641

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 126643

File Name: cisco-sa-20190626-dcnm-bypass.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: remote

Family: CISCO

Published: 7/12/2019

Updated: 9/24/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-1619

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:data_center_network_manager

Required KB Items: installed_sw/cisco_dcnm_web

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2019

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Cisco Data Center Network Manager Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-1619

BID: 108902

CWE: 284

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20190626-dcnm-bypass

IAVA: 2019-A-0221

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCvo64641