Cisco Catalyst Center vulnerability

What happened

A vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Center could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files from a restricted container.  This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files from a restricted container of the affected device.

Affected versions

Cisco Catalyst Center: 2.3.7.0-VA; 2.3.7.5-VA; 2.3.7.6-VA; 2.3.7.7-VA; 2.3.7.9-VA; 3.1.3; 3.1.3-VA; 2.3.7.10-VA; 3.1.5; 3.1.5-VA; 3.1.5-VA on AWS; 3.1.5-RevUp; 3.1.6; 3.1.6-VA; 3.1.6-BETA; 3.1.6-GSMU100; 3.1.6-VA-GSMU100 Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

• Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
• Review affected product exposure and access logs.