Cisco DNA Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the management API of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges in the context of the web-based management interface on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to the unintended exposure of sensitive information. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inspecting the responses from the API. Under certain circumstances, a successful exploit could allow the attacker to access the API with the privileges of a higher-level user account. To successfully exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need at least valid Observer credentials. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-20055US | high8.8 | — | ||
A vulnerability in the management API of Cisco DNA Center could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to elevate privileges in the context of the web-based management interface o… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- Cisco DNA Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityself
- Cisco Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- considering software upgradesexternal
- free software updatesexternal
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/end-user-license-agreement.htmlexternal
- Cisco Support and Downloads pageexternal
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/web/tsd-cisco-worldwide-contacts.htmlexternal
remediations (1)
- FixedCisco Digital Network Architecture Center (DNA Center)
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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