CVE-2020-27128 is a vulnerability in Cisco Sd Wan
Published on November 6, 2020
Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software Arbitrary File Creation Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the application data endpoints of Cisco SD-WAN vManage Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of requests to APIs. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to an API within the affected application. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks and write files to an arbitrary location on the targeted system.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-27128 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software 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 software 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.
CVE-2020-27128 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-27128
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Affected Versions
Cisco SD-WAN vManage Version n/a is affected by CVE-2020-27128Exploit Probability
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