CVE-2024-20409 Cross-site scripting in Cisco Firepower Management Center
Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts or access sensitive browser data via XSS in the Cisco FMC web interface.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20409?
CVE-2024-20409 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, published on 23 Oct 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 Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a user of the interface of an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input by the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by inserting crafted input into various data fields in an affected interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the interface, or access sensitive, browser-based information.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20409?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Firepower Management Center, Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20409?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20409 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-20409 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20409 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
- CVE-2024-20379 Path traversal in Cisco Firepower 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hwhr-j2m2-9887.