Path traversal in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2024-20379

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Path traversal in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2024-20379

Published: October 24, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99311
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20379
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the web-based management interface. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-20379

Install update from vendor's website.

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