# CVE-2024-20323: Hardcoded credentials in Cisco Intelligent Node Manager

> An attacker can hijack TLS connections using hard-coded keys to read data, modify configurations, and cause denial of service on Cisco iNode devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-82vj-crx8-gvp9

## What is CVE-2024-20323?

CVE-2024-20323 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Intelligent Node Manager, published on 17 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in Cisco Intelligent Node (iNode) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to hijack the TLS connection between Cisco iNode Manager and associated intelligent nodes and send arbitrary traffic to an affected device.

 This vulnerability is due to the presence of hard-coded cryptographic material. An attacker in a man-in-the-middle position between Cisco iNode Manager and associated deployed nodes could exploit this vulnerability by using the static cryptographic key to generate a trusted certificate and impersonate an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read data that is meant for a legitimate device, modify the startup configuration of an associated node, and, consequently, cause a denial of service (DoS) condition for downstream devices that are connected to the affected node.

Weakness: CWE-321 (Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20323?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Inode, Cisco Inode Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-20323?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20323 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-20323 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20323 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-20323 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-20323 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Intelligent Node Manager, published on 17 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20323 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Intelligent Node Manager. 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-2024-20323/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20323/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-20323
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20323
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20323

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20323/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.