CVE-2024-20379 Path traversal in Cisco Firepower Management Center
Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files from the underlying OS via crafted HTTP requests in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20379?
CVE-2024-20379 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, published on 23 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software, formerly Firepower Management Center Software, could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system. This vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of the affected device. The attacker would need valid user credentials to exploit this vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20379?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Firepower Management Center, Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20379?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20379 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-20379 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20379 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
- CVE-2024-20372 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Firepower Management Center
- CVE-2024-20387 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Firepower Management Center
- CVE-2024-20410 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Firepower Management Center
- CVE-2024-20388 Information disclosure in Cisco Firepower Management Center
- CVE-2024-20386 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Firepower Management Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pj9f-9jr9-4wm7.