CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2020-3140

Prime License Manager vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.1%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
A vulnerability in the web management interface of Cisco Prime License Manager (PLM) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user input on the web management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a malicious request to an affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain administrative-level privileges on the system. The attacker needs a valid username to exploit this vulnerability.
Affected vendor
Cisco
Affected product
Prime License Manager
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2020-07-16

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-3140

  • Confirm whether Cisco Prime License Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-3140.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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