CVE-2024-20348
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
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.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Data Center Network Managercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco nexus dashboard fabric controller= 12.1.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard_fabric_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco nexus dashboard fabric controller= 12.1.3bnvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard_fabric_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0777Cisco Nexus Dashboard: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-04-03csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer oder authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Cisco Nexus Dashboard ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern, Daten zu manipulieren, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder Informationen offenzulegen.
- cisco-sa-ndfc-dir-trav-SSn3AYDwCisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Plug and Play Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability2024-04-03csaf · cisco_csafUS
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. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-20348/cnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndfc-dir-trav-SSn3AYDwcnnvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndfc-dir-trav-SSn3AYDwenisa_euvd
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndfc-dir-trav-SSn3AYDwVendor Advisorynvd
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