#VU82673 OS Command Injection in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2023-20048 

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#VU82673 OS Command Injection in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC) - CVE-2023-20048

Published: November 2, 2023 / Updated: October 25, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82673
Vulnerability risk: Medium
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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20048
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (formerly Firepower Management Center, FMC)
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the web services interface. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

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


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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