#VU99313 Improper privilege management in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2024-20374

 

#VU99313 Improper privilege management in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2024-20374

Published: October 24, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99313
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2024-20374
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary commands.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation of certain HTTP request parameters that are sent to the web-based management interface. A remote administrator can send a specially crafted HTTP request and execute commands as the root user on the target device.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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