CVE-2012-4090

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Published Oct 5, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 4.0 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The management interface in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive configuration-file information by leveraging the network-operator role, aka Bug ID CSCti09089.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_10-slot:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_18-slot:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_9-slot:-:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4034	The management interface in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive configuration-file information by leveraging the network-operator role, aka Bug ID CSCti09089.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.112% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/98123
http://secunia.com/advisories/55206
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4090
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62841
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029158
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87670

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Cisco Nexus 7000 Nexus 7000 10-slot Nexus 7000 18-slot Nexus 7000 9-slot Nx-os

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: Oct 5, 2013, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 8:28 PM
Reserved: Jul 31, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 5, 2013, 10:55 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM

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