CVE-2018-0440

High

Description

A vulnerability in the web interface of Cisco Data Center Network Manager could allow an authenticated application administrator to execute commands on the underlying operating system with root-level privileges. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of user input within an HTTP request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the application and then sending a crafted HTTP request to the targeted application. A successful exploit could allow the authenticated attacker to issue commands on the underlying operating system as the root user.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Data Center Network Manager
PublishedOct 5, 2018
First seenOct 5, 2018
Weakness typeCWE-264CWE-264

How to fix

Update
  • cisco data_center_network_manager11.0\(1\) or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco data_center_network_managerv < 11.0\(1\)11.0\(1\)

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