CVE-2020-3139

MEDIUM

Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller < 4.2(3j) - Unauthenticated IP Table Rule Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the out of band (OOB) management interface IP table rule programming for Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured deny entries for specific IP ports. These IP ports would be permitted to the OOB management interface when, in fact, the packets should be dropped. The vulnerability is due to the configuration of specific IP table entries for which there is a programming logic error that results in the IP port being permitted. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending traffic to the OOB management interface on the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass configured IP table rules to drop specific IP port traffic. The attacker has no control over the configuration of the device itself. This vulnerability affects Cisco APIC releases prior to the first fixed software Release 4.2(3j).

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0104
EPSS Percentile 59.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
cisco/application_policy_infrastructure_controller < 4.2\(3j\)
Published Jan 26, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026