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Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability — CISCO-SA-NDI-AFW-RJURC5DZ

Cisco · Cisco · CISCO-SA-NDI-AFW-RJURC5DZ

ID
CISCO-SA-NDI-AFW-RJURC5DZ
Date
Activity
Source
Cisco
Vendor
Cisco
Threat
medium

Summary

A vulnerability in the Metadata update feature of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files to an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of the metadata update file. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a metadata update file and manually uploading it to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow…

Product

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Arbitrary File Write

What to do

General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):

  • Review exposure and plan remediation based on risk and environment.
  • Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
  • Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
  • Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.

Official advisory

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