CVE-2024-20287 Command injection in Cisco Business Wireless Access Point Software
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary root commands on Cisco WAP371 access points via crafted HTTP requests to the management interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20287?
CVE-2024-20287 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Business Wireless Access Point Software, published on 17 Jan 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of the Cisco WAP371 Wireless-AC/N Dual Radio Access Point (AP) with Single Point Setup could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to perform command injection attacks against an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to the web-based management interface of an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the device. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker must have valid administrative credentials for the device.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20287?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Wap371 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20287?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20287 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-20287 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20287 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5j5-3255-x56m.