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CVE-2024-20281 Cisco Nexus Dashboard

Affected softwareCisco Nexus Dashboard
Severity8.8 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores
WeaknessCross-site request forgery (CWE-352)
Published3 Apr 2024
Updated17 Jun 2026

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.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 2 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.26% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (cisco/nexus_dashboard). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

CVSS

8.8 HIGH v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H NVD Primary published
CVSS 3.1 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H psirt@cisco.com Secondary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

4 products, 4 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd cisco nexus dashboard generic < 3.1.1
nvd cisco nexus dashboard fabric controller generic ≥ 12.0.0 and < 12.2.1
nvd cisco nexus dashboard insights generic < 6.4.1
nvd cisco nexus dashboard orchestrator generic < 4.3.1.1008

References

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

Timeline

Published2024-04-03By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.