CVE-2024-20281

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-352

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.

Affected products

Cisco Nexus Dashboard: before 3.1(1k) — fixed in 3.1(1k)
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller: from 12.0.0 before 12.2.1 — fixed in 12.2.1
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights: before 6.4.1 — fixed in 6.4.1
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator: before 4.3(1.1008) — fixed in 4.3(1.1008)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Cisco Nexus Dashboard 3.1(1k); Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller 12.2.1; Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights 6.4.1; Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator 4.3(1.1008). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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