Path Traversal in Cisco Firepower Management Center
CVE-2024-20379
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 read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system. This vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not properly validate user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to read arbitrary files on the underlying operating system of the affected device. The attacker would need valid user credentials to exploit this vulnerability.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 47.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Firepower Management Center — versions 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.1.1
- Cisco Firepower Management Center — versions 7.4.0, 7.4.1, 7.4.1.1
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center — versions 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20379?
- CVE-2024-20379 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center, classified under Absolute Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20379?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.