Auth bypass in Cisco Firepower Management Center
CVE-2024-20482
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.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
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:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Firepower Management Center — versions 7.2.0, 7.2.1, 7.2.2
- Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center — versions 7.2.0, 7.2.0.1, 7.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-20482?
- CVE-2024-20482 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Management Center, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2024-20482?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.