Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-3241
A vulnerability in the orchestration tasks of Cisco UCS Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a path traversal attack on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input on the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a task with specific configuration parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to overwrite arbitrary files in the file system of an affected device.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2020-3241
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ucs_director:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-3241
0.51%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 64 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-3241
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C |
8.0
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9.2
|
NIST | |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
1.2
|
5.2
|
Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
|
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
1.2
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5.2
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-3241
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- ykramarz@cisco.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2020-3241
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucsd-task-path-trav-d67ZuAk7
Cisco UCS Director Path Traversal VulnerabilityVendor Advisory
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