Cisco addressed a flaw in the web-based management interface of the Firepower Management Centre (FMC) Software, identified as CVE-2024-20360 (CVSS score 8.8).
The vulnerability is a SQL injection bug; an intruder can use it to acquire any data from the database, run arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system, and elevate privileges to root. The attacker can only exploit this flaw if they have at least Read Only user privileges.
“A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to conduct SQL injection attacks on an affected system.” reads the advisory. “This vulnerability exists because the web-based management interface does not adequately validate user input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by authenticating to the application and sending crafted SQL queries to an affected system.”
“A successful exploit could allow the attacker to obtain any data from the database, execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system, and elevate privileges to root. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would
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