Improper Authentication in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2024-20381

 

Improper Authentication in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2024-20381

Published: September 13, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU97228
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20381
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Crosswork Network Services Orchestrator
ConfD
Optical Site Manager
Cisco RV340 Dual WAN Gigabit VPN Router

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing authentication requests in the JSON-RPC API feature. A remote user can make unauthorized modifications to the configuration of the affected application or device.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-20381

Install updates from vendor's website.

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