Improper Certificate Validation in Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator (NDO)

1) Improper Certificate Validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU98019

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20385

CWE-ID: CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper server certificate verification in the SSL/TLS implementation. A remote attacker can perform a machine-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and lgain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator (NDO): 4.1 - 4.4

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_nexus_dashboard_orchestrator_ndo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_nexus_dashboard_orchestrator_ndo:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:cisco_systems:cisco_nexus_dashboard_orchestrator_ndo:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndo-tlsvld-FdUF3cpw

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.