#VU99292 OS Command Injection in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2024-20424
Published: October 24, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU99292
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20424
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc
Cisco Systems, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the web-based management interface. A remote user with at least the role of Security Analyst (Read Only) can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected device and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system with root privileges.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.