CVE-2024-20471 SQL injection in Cisco Firepower Management Center
An authenticated administrator can exploit SQL injection in Cisco FMC to read unauthorized data and modify the system.
- 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-2024-20471?
CVE-2024-20471 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, published on 23 Oct 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 Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks on an affected system. This vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not validate user input adequately. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the application as an Administrator and sending crafted SQL queries to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain unauthorized data from the database and make changes to the system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need Administrator-level privileges.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20471?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20471?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20471 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2024-20471 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20471 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
- CVE-2026-20079 Cisco Firewall Management Center Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2026-20131 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software and Cisco Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2026-20316 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Use of Hard-coded Password
- CVE-2025-20265 Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Radius Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-20424 Command injection in Cisco Firepower Management Center
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3r4j-q266-j9h3.