VYPR
Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 2, 2024· Updated Oct 17, 2024

Cisco Small Business RV042, RV042G, RV320, and RV325 Remote Command Execution Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-20521

Description

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.

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An authenticated Administrator-level attacker can execute arbitrary code as root on end-of-life Cisco Small Business RV routers via crafted HTTP requests.

Vulnerability

The vulnerability resides in the web-based management interface of Cisco Small Business RV042, RV042G, RV320, and RV325 Routers. It is due to improper validation of user-supplied input, allowing an authenticated Administrator-level remote attacker to execute arbitrary code as root. All software releases for these routers are affected. [1]

Exploitation

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have valid Administrator credentials on the affected device. The attacker then sends crafted HTTP requests to the web-based management interface. [1]

Impact

Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system as the root user, leading to full compromise of the device. [1]

Mitigation

Cisco has not and will not release software updates to address this vulnerability, as the affected products have reached their End of Software Maintenance Releases. No workarounds are available. Users are advised to upgrade to supported models. [1]

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Affected products

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Patches

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