CVE-2022-20743: cisco cisco firepower management center

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-20743 is a high (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in cisco cisco firepower management center. EPSS estimates a 3.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-05-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the web management interface of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to bypass security protections and upload malicious files to the affected system. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of files uploaded to the web management interface of Cisco FMC Software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading a maliciously crafted file to a device running affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to store malicious files on the device, which they could access later to conduct additional attacks, including executing arbitrary code on the affected device with root privileges.

• CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeThe product allows the upload or transfer of dangerous file types that are automatically processed within its environment.