CVE-2024-20521 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-20521: Cisco Small Business RV042, RV042G, RV320, and RV325 Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Small Business RV Series Router Firmware
Weakness CWE-121
Published October 2, 2024
Last update October 17, 2024

CVSS base score

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

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV042, RV042G, RV320, and RV325 Routers could allow an authenticated, Administrator-level, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as the root user. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to have valid Administrator credentials on the affected device.   This vulnerability is due to improper validation of user-supplied input in the web-based management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as the root user.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 2, 2024 CVE published
October 17, 2024 Record updated