Path traversal in Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A vulnerability in the Out-of-Band (OOB) Plug and Play (PnP) feature of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files. This vulnerability is due to an unauthenticated provisioning web server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through direct web requests to the provisioning server. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read sensitive files in the PnP container that could facilitate further attacks on the PnP infrastructure.
Why it matters now
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 | 12.1.3b | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Data Center Network Manager VendorCisco Affected 12.1.3b Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-20348
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7q5-x69w-qc6v
References
Advisory 1
More Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-13360 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Web UI Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-13376 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-13459 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller SQL Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-13216 Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Data Center Network Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-13415 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2024-13414 Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller and Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2024-20348 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-20348 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m7q5-x69w-qc6v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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