# CVE-2024-20414: Cross-site request forgery in Cisco IOS XE Software

> Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit CSRF in the web UI to modify device configuration by tricking administrators into clicking crafted links.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 25 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m9jx-f6w8-8hj9

## What is CVE-2024-20414?

CVE-2024-20414 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 25 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web UI feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack on an affected system through the web UI.

 This vulnerability is due to incorrectly accepting configuration changes through the HTTP GET method. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by persuading a currently authenticated administrator to follow a crafted link. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to change the configuration of the affected device.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery), CWE-285 (Improper Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20414?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Ios, Cisco Ios Xe.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-20414?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20414 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-20414 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20414 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios

- [CVE-2017-12240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12240/): Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software DHCP Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-3881](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3881/): Cisco IOS and IOS XE Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-0167](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0167/): Cisco IOS, XR, and XE Software Buffer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-6736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6736/): Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-6737](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6737/): Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software SNMP Remote Code Execution (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-20414 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-20414 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 25 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20414 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Ios. 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-2024-20414/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20414/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-20414
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20414
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20414

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20414/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.