Command Injection in Expressway Series - CVE-2024-20492

 

Command Injection in Expressway Series - CVE-2024-20492

Published: October 4, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98033
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20492
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Expressway Series

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the restricted shell. A local administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-20492

Install updates from vendor's website.

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