High severity · published Apr 24, 2024
CVE-2024-20356
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator-level…
8.7
CVSS
29.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with Administrator-level privileges to perform command injection attacks on an affected system and elevate their privileges to root. This vulnerability is due to insufficient user input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to elevate their privileges to root.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)29.6% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CU
Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone) · Cisco
3.0(1c); 3.0(1d); 3.0(3a); 3.0(3b); 3.0(3e); 3.0(4a); +34 more · source: vendor
CU
Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (UCSE) · Cisco
2.1.0; 2.4.0; 2.4.1; 2.4.2; 3.2.1; 3.2.2; +30 more · source: vendor
UC
Unified Computing System · Cisco
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
UC
Unified Computing System E-series · Cisco
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
Affected product
CU
Cisco Unified Computing System (Standalone)
Cisco
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20356
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-20356
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cimc-cmd-inj-bLuPcb
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