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CVE-2024-20281

HIGH
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
nexus dashboardNVD
Affected:< 3.1(1k)Fixed in:3.1(1k)CVE-2024-20281derived from NVD
nexus dashboard fabric controllerNVD
Affected:>= 12.0.0, < 12.2.1Fixed in:12.2.1CVE-2024-20281derived from NVD
nexus dashboard insightsNVD
Affected:< 6.4.1Fixed in:6.4.1CVE-2024-20281derived from NVD
nexus dashboard orchestratorNVD
Affected:< 4.3(1.1008)Fixed in:4.3(1.1008)CVE-2024-20281derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days
17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-07.