CVE-2024-20356 Command injection in Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone)
Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary commands to gain root privileges via command injection in Cisco IMC web 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-2024-20356?
CVE-2024-20356 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone), published on 24 Apr 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 Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator-level privileges to perform command injection attacks on an affected system and elevate their privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient user input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate their privileges to root.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20356?
How do I fix CVE-2024-20356?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20356 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-2024-20356 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-20356 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m2xm-r93v-mjrm.