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Secure Firewall Management CenterApplication · Cisco

CVE-2024-20472

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-10-23
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks on an affected system. This vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not validate user input adequately. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the application as an Administrator and sending crafted SQL queries to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain unauthorized data from the database and make changes to the system. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need Administrator-level privileges.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center's web-based management interface due to inadequate input validation. An authenticated attacker with Administrator privileges can send crafted SQL queries to extract unauthorized data and modify the system.

MitigationApply Cisco's official patch when available; in the interim, strictly limit Administrator account access, enable audit logging, and monitor for anomalous SQL patterns in web interface traffic.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Secure Firewall Management CenterApplication
Affected:= 7.3.0= 7.3.1= 7.3.1.1= 7.3.1.2= 7.4.0= 7.4.1= 7.4.1.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify the installed version of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center
    Access the FMC web interface and navigate to System > About > Cisco FMC, or use the CLI command 'show version' to display the running software version.
    Affected if The installed version is 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.1.1, 7.3.1.2, 7.4.0, 7.4.1, or 7.4.1.1.
  2. Confirm the web-based management interface is enabled
    Check if the FMC web interface (HTTPS management portal) is accessible and actively running. This can be verified by attempting to reach the management IP on ports 443 or 8443, or by reviewing system services via CLI with 'show managers' and checking for http server status.
    Affected if The web-based management interface is enabled and reachable on the network.
  3. Verify Administrator accounts exist with web interface access
    Log into the FMC web interface and navigate to System > Users > Users or use the CLI command 'show user-account' to list all configured administrator accounts with access to the web-based management interface.
    Affected if There are one or more Administrator-level accounts configured with access to the web interface.
  4. Review audit logs for anomalous SQL patterns
    Access the FMC web interface and navigate to System > Logging > Audit Log, or use the CLI command 'show audit-log' to inspect recent audit events. Look for unusual SQL query patterns, unexpected data access, or SQL syntax errors in the logs.
    Affected if Audit logs contain entries with SQL injection patterns, unusual query structures, or unauthorized data retrieval attempts.

Your environment is affected if you are running one of the listed versions (7.3.0 through 7.4.1.1) AND the web-based management interface is enabled AND at least one Administrator account has web interface access.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply Cisco's official patch when available; in the interim, strictly limit Administrator account access, enable audit logging, and monitor for anomalous SQL patterns in web interface traffic.

Fix this in Secure Firewall Management Center Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation24.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
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