Auth bypass in Cisco Nexus Dashboard
CVE-2024-20442
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard — versions 1.1(3e), 1.1(3c), 1.1(3d)
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20442?
- CVE-2024-20442 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Dashboard, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2024-10-02.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20442?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.