# CVE-2024-20277: Command injection in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands and gain root privileges via command injection in the Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent web interface.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 23 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w7jv-24hg-q599

## What is CVE-2024-20277?

CVE-2024-20277 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application, published on 17 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent, Virtual Appliance installation type, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform a command injection and elevate privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input for the web interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP packet to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands and elevate privileges to root.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20277?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Thousandeyes Enterprise Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-20277?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20277 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-20277 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20277 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application

- [CVE-2023-20224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20224/): Privilege escalation in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-20217](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20217/): Privilege escalation in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-20277 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-20277 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application, published on 17 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20277 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder Application. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20277/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20277/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-20277
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20277
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20277

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20277/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.