Advisory Details

January 3rd, 2020

Cisco Data Center Network Manager writeToFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-20-101
ZDI-CAN-9288

CVE ID CVE-2019-15980
CVSS SCORE 7.2, AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Cisco
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Data Center Network Manager
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Cisco Data Center Network Manager. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.

The specific flaw exists within the processing of requests to the switch-definitions and upload endpoints. When parsing the serialNumber parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Cisco has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200102-dcnm-path-trav
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2019-09-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2020-01-03 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Steven Seeley (mr_me) of Source Incite
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