Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center up to 2.3.5.3 Web-based Management Interface improper authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center. This affects an unknown part of the component Web-based Management Interface. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-20333. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco Digital Network Architecture Center. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown functionality of the component Web-based Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Catalyst Center, formerly Cisco DNA Center, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to change specific data within the interface on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to change a specific field within the web-based management interface, even though they should not have access to change that field.

It is possible to read the advisory at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-20333 since 11/08/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/23/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• Cisco

Name

• Digital Network Architecture Center

Version

• 2.1.2.0
• 2.1.2.3
• 2.1.2.4
• 2.1.2.5
• 2.1.2.6
• 2.1.2.7
• 2.1.2.8
• 2.2.1.3
• 2.2.2.3
• 2.2.2.4
• 2.2.2.5
• 2.2.2.6
• 2.2.2.8
• 2.2.2.9
• 2.2.3.3
• 2.2.3.4
• 2.2.3.5
• 2.2.3.6
• 2.3.3.4
• 2.3.3.5
• 2.3.3.6
• 2.3.3.7
• 2.3.5.3

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/

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