CVE-2022-20743 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-20743: Cisco Firepower Management Center File Upload Security Bypass Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Firepower Management Center
Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
Published May 3, 2022
Last update November 6, 2024

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 3, 2022 CVE published
November 6, 2024 Record updated

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