Cross-site request forgery in Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Nexus Dashboard Hosted Services
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-20281 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-352 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Nexus Dashboard Server applications / Other server solutions Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator (NDO) Server applications / Other server solutions Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) Hardware solutions / Firmware Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights (NDI) Other software / Other software solutions |
| Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Cross-site request forgery
EUVDB-ID: #VU88122
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20281
CWE-ID:
CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the web-based management interface. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsNexus Dashboard: 2.3 - 3.1
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC): 12.0 - 12.2.1
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights (NDI): 6.2 - 6.4
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator (NDO): 4.1 - 4.3
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:nexus_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:nexus_dashboard:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:nexus_dashboard:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco_systems:cisco_nexus_dashboard_fabric_controller_ndfc:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco_systems:cisco_nexus_dashboard_fabric_controller_ndfc:12.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_nexus_dashboard_insights_ndi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_nexus_dashboard_insights_ndi:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_nexus_dashboard_insights_ndi:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_nexus_dashboard_orchestrator_ndo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_nexus_dashboard_orchestrator_ndo:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
