CVE-2024-20482 Privilege escalation in Cisco Firepower Management Center

Medium 6.5 Published 23 Oct 2024 Updated 26 Oct 2024

Authenticated attackers with custom read-only roles can elevate privileges and modify configurations 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-2024-20482?

CVE-2024-20482 is a medium-severity 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 elevate privileges on an affected device. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have a valid account on the device that is configured with a custom read-only role. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of role permissions in part of the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing a write operation on the affected part of the web-based management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to modify certain parts of the configuration.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20482?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20482?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20482 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-20482 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20482 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-m4qh-qp46-jwg7.