CVE-2024-20521 Cisco Small Business RV042, RV042G, RV320, and RV325 Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary code as root on Cisco Small Business RV routers via crafted HTTP requests.
- 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-2024-20521?
CVE-2024-20521 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Rv320 Firmware, published on 2 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 Small Business RV042, RV042G, RV320, and RV325 Routers could allow an authenticated, Administrator-level, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid Administrator credentials on the affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input in the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as the root user.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20521?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Cisco Rv042 Firmware, Cisco Rv042g Firmware, Cisco Rv320 Firmware, Cisco Rv325 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20521?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20521 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-20521 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20521 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Rv320 Firmware
- CVE-2024-20516 Cisco Small Business RV042, RV042G, RV320, and RV325 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2024-20517 Cisco Small Business RV042, RV042G, RV320, and RV325 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2024-20523 Cisco Small Business RV042, RV042G, RV320, and RV325 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2024-20524 Cisco Small Business RV042, RV042G, RV320, and RV325 Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2024-20518 Cisco Small Business RV042, RV042G, RV320, and RV325 Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x5pm-5rmv-3pmj.