CVE-2020-3242: Cisco UCS Director Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-06-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

A vulnerability in the REST API of Cisco UCS Director could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with administrative privileges to obtain confidential information from an affected device. The vulnerability exists because confidential information is returned as part of an API response. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the API. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain the API key of another user, which would allow the attacker to impersonate the account of that user on the affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have administrative privileges on the device.

Affected products

Cisco UCS Director: before 6.7.4.0 — fixed in 6.7.4.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco UCS Director 6.7.4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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