TI-2020-03084 Aliases CVE-2020-3539 GHSA-x9cp-m9m5-f8xr

Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

LOW 28CWE-285Published 2024-11-18 · Updated 2024-11-18

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to view, modify, and delete data without proper authorization. The vulnerability is due to a failure to limit access to resources that are intended for users with Administrator privileges. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to click a malicious URL. A successful exploit could allow a low-privileged attacker to list, view, create, edit, and delete templates in the same manner as a user with Administrator privileges.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0043 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Cisco	Cisco Data Center Network Manager	N/A	—	No fix listed	CNA

Cisco Data Center Network Manager VendorCisco Affected N/A Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager::::::::	before 11.4\(1\)	Vulnerable	Cisco

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.4\(1\) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3539
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x9cp-m9m5-f8xr

References

Advisory 1

cisco-sa-dcnm-authbypass-YVJzqgk2

Other 1

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-esa-tls-dos-xW53TBhb

TI-2015-00617 Directory traversal vulnerability in the fmserver servlet in Cisco Prime Data Center… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2013-04683 Directory traversal vulnerability in processImageSave.jsp in DCNM-SAN Server in Cisco… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2018-00219 Path traversal in Cisco Prime File Upload Servlet CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-04398 Missing authorization in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager Debug Remote Code… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2017-04399 Access control flaw in Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager Server Static Credential… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2012-04570 Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) before 6.1(1) does not properly restrict… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

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Sources

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