Cisco Enterprise Nfv Infrastructure Software
CVE-2020-3478
A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software (NFVIS) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to overwrite certain files that should be restricted on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient authorization enforcement on an affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a file using the REST API. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to overwrite and upload files, which could degrade the functionality of the affected system.
What this means for your business
- It affects Cisco Enterprise Nfv Infrastructure Software. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 1% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 66% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Cisco Enterprise Nfv Infrastructure Software, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.1 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Assigned by
- psirt@cisco.com
Dates
- Published
- 2020-09-04
- Last modified
- 2026-08-24
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Cisco Enterprise Nfv Infrastructure Software3.5.1 - 4.1.2
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.