CVE-2022-20732

High

Description

A vulnerability in the configuration file protections of Cisco Virtualized Infrastructure Manager (VIM) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to access confidential information and elevate privileges on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper access permissions for certain configuration files. An attacker with low-privileged credentials could exploit this vulnerability by accessing an affected device and reading the affected configuration files. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain internal database credentials, which the attacker could use to view and modify the contents of the database. The attacker could use this access to the database to elevate privileges on the affected device.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCisco Virtualized Infrastructure Manager
PublishedApr 21, 2022
First seenApr 21, 2022

How to fix

Update
  • cisco virtualized_infrastructure_manager4.2.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
cisco virtualized_infrastructure_managerv < 4.2.24.2.2

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