A high-severity vulnerability affects Cisco Firepower Management Center

Cisco addressed a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20360 (CVSS score 8.8), in the web-based management interface of the Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software.

The vulnerability is a SQL injection issue, an attacker can exploit the flaw to obtain any data from the database, execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system, and elevate privileges to root. The attacker can exploit this vulnerability only if it has at least Read Only user credentials.

“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 need at least Read Only user credentials.”