Information disclosure in Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software)

CVE-2020-3242

A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco UCS Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to obtain confidential information from an affected device. The vulnerability exists because confidential information is returned as part of an API response. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain the API key of another user, which would allow the attacker to impersonate the account of that user on the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have administrative privileges on the device.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.011 (62.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3242?
CVE-2020-3242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software), classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2020-06-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-3242?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-3242 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.