Summary

• 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.

  Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

  This advisory is available at the following link:
  https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndfccsrf-TEmZEfJ9

Affected Products

• Vulnerable Products

  At the time of publication, this vulnerability affected Cisco Nexus Dashboard and the following Cisco Nexus Dashboard hosted services if they were running a vulnerable release:

  • Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC)
  • Nexus Dashboard Insights (NDI)
  • Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator (NDO)

  For information about which Cisco software releases were vulnerable at the time of publication, see the Fixed Software section of this advisory. See the Details section in the bug IDs at the top of this advisory for the most complete and current information.

  Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable

  Only products listed in the Vulnerable Products section of this advisory are known to be affected by this vulnerability.

Workarounds

• There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.

Fixed Software

• When considering software upgrades, customers are advised to regularly consult the advisories for Cisco products, which are available from the Cisco Security Advisories page, to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution.

  In all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, customers are advised to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted maintenance providers.

  Fixed Releases

  At the time of publication, the release information in the following tables was accurate. See the Details section in the bug IDs at the top of this advisory for the most complete and current information.

  The left column lists Cisco software releases, and the right column indicates whether a release was affected by the vulnerability that is described in this advisory and which release included the fix for this vulnerability.

  Cisco Nexus Dashboard Release	First Fixed Release
  2.3 and earlier	Migrate to a fixed release.
  3.0	Migrate to a fixed release.
  3.1	3.1(1k)

  
  

  Cisco NDFC Release	First Fixed Release
  11.0 and earlier	Not vulnerable.
  12.0	12.2.1

  
  

  Cisco NDI Release	First Fixed Release
  6.2 and earlier	Migrate to a fixed release.
  6.3	Migrate to a fixed release.
  6.4	6.4.1

  
  

  Cisco NDO Release	First Fixed Release
  4.1 and earlier	Migrate to a fixed release.
  4.2	Migrate to a fixed release.
  4.3	4.3(1.1008)

  Note: Cisco NDFC Release 12.2.1, Cisco NDI Release 6.4.1, and Cisco NDO Release 4.3(1.1008) are part of a unified release that comes prepackaged with Cisco Nexus Dashboard Release 3.1(1k), which contains fixed software releases for all affected products that are listed in this advisory.

  The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) validates only the affected and fixed release information that is documented in this advisory.

Exploitation and Public Announcements

• The Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.

Source

• Cisco would like to thank Cooper Timewell for reporting this vulnerability.

URL

• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndfccsrf-TEmZEfJ9

Revision History

• Version	Description	Section	Status	Date
  1.0	Initial public release.	-	Final	2024-APR-03

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