Cisco Data Center Network Manager Authentication Mechanism hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Data Center Network Manager. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Authentication Mechanism. This manipulation causes hard-coded credentials. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-15975. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Data Center Network Manager (version unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Authentication Mechanism. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple vulnerabilities in the authentication mechanisms of Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on an affected device. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.

The weakness was shared 01/06/2020 as cisco-sa-20200102-dcnm-auth-by as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-15975 since 09/06/2019. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (48018). The entries VDB-148310 and VDB-148311 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

09/06/2019 🔍
01/06/2020 +122 days 🔍
01/07/2020 +1 days 🔍
11/30/2024 +1789 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-20200102-dcnm-auth-by
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-15975 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-15975
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-148309
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2020 10:08
Updated: 11/30/2024 11:17
Changes: 01/07/2020 10:08 (41), 01/07/2020 10:13 (11), 03/19/2024 14:50 (34), 06/21/2024 01:33 (10), 11/30/2024 11:17 (1)
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