CVE-2024-20419

A vulnerability in the authentication system of Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (SSM On-Prem) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to change the password of any user, including administrative users. This vulnerability is due to improper implementation of the password-change process. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow an attacker to access the web UI or API with the privileges of the compromised user.

Affected

Cisco · Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem

CVSS v3.1 CISCO

10.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

80.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Nuclei

critical · CWE-620

Published

2024-07-17

Updated

2025-02-13

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-20419.yaml

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/cisco_ssm_onprem_acc…

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52155

Security advisories

• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cs…
• https://www.secpod.com/blog/critical-flaw-in-ciscos-secure-email-gateways-allows-attacker…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry