Cisco Data Center Network Manager Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264, CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain access to sensitive files on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect permissions settings on affected DCNM software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the web-based management interface of an affected device and requesting specific URLs. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to download arbitrary files from the underlying filesystem of the affected device.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Cisco Data Center Network Manager (Cisco) Fixed in 11.2(1)
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Cisco Data Center Network Manager 11.2(1)
3 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-01247 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Arbitrary File Upload and Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityPriority CRITICAL 90
- TI-2019-01249 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Information Disclosure VulnerabilityPriority HIGH 70
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1621
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cgcp-2f46-m8g4
References
Advisory 4
- 20190626 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
- 20190708 Cisco Data Center Manager multiple vulns; RCE as root
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153546/Cisco-Data-Center-Network-Manager-11.1-1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- 20190709 Cisco Data Center Manager multiple vulns; RCE as root
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- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-01247 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Arbitrary File Upload and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-01246 Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-1621 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1621 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cgcp-2f46-m8g4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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